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September 2026

• 10Sep

  Income TaxDepositories and mutual fund RTAs to report capital-gains data to the Income Tax Department every half year: SFT-2517 and SFT-2518 formats notified

  By 31 October and 30 AprilNew facility

  The Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) has notified the format and procedure for two statements of financial transactions under section 508(1) of the Income-tax Act, 2025: SFT-2517 for depositories and SFT-2518 for registrars and share transfer agents of mutual funds. The data, used to pre-fill capital gains in the return, is due half-yearly — by 31 October and 30 April — and must also be given to the account holder.