Income Tax Gold And Silver Rates

Gold and silver rates for the current year, last ten assessment years and on April 1, 1981

This table is useful for ascertaining capital gains value as prevailing in past assessment years.

Assessment year/ valuation date Gold rates1 (standard 24 carats) (per 10 gms.) Silver rates (9,960 touch) (per 1 kg.)
Rs. Rs.
1-4-1981 1,670 2,715
ITAY 2009-10
31-3-2009 15,105 22,165
ITAY 2010-11
31-3-2010 16,320 27,255
ITAY 2011-12
31-3-2011 20,775 56,900
ITAY 2012-13
31-3-2012 28,040 56,290
ITAY 2013-14
31-3-2013 29,610 54,030
ITAY 2014-15
31-3-2014 28,470 43,070
ITAY 2015-16
31-3-2015 26,245 37,825
ITAY 2016-17
31-3-2016 28,340 36,990
ITAY 2017-18
31-3-2017 28,950 42,000
ITAY 2018-19
31-3-2018 30,680 38,355
ITAY 2019-20
31-3-2019 31,640 37,245

Notes :

  1. Value of gold contained in gold ornaments should be reduced by 14 to 20 per cent of ruling rates of standard gold, as per the practice prevalent in the bullion market and the amount of reduction has to be worked out in the following manner :
 

 

Plain gold bangles and ornaments made of solid gold Other gold ornaments
Difference in value between 24 carats of standard gold and 22 carats of gold ornaments (gold ornaments are generally made of 22 carats of gold) 8.33% 8.33%
Soldering made of copper, silver, etc., used in making ornaments 2.5% to 5% 8.33%
Shortage of gold in melting, mint charges payable to Government, expenditure on freight, insurance, etc., of sending gold ornaments to approved mint for conversion into standard gold bars 1.25% 1.25%
Margin of profit of the dealer when ornaments are sold in market 2% 2%
Total reduction 14.08% to 6.58% 19.91%
  1. Conversion table:
10 grams = 0.857 tola 1 tola = 11.664 grams
1 kilogram = 85.734 tolas 10 tolas = 116.638 grams