The taxation on the ESDS Software Solution Ltd shares may vary depending on 2 Factors:
Short-term capital or long-term capital.
Pre-IPO stage (unlisted shares) or Post-IPO stage (listed shares)
Short-term capital
Unlisted shares - In unlisted shares, the taxation of short-term capital gain i.e. less than 24 months is taxable according to the investor's income tax slab.
Listed Shares - In listed shares, the taxation for short-term capital gains i.e. less than 12 months is at 15%
Long-term capital
Unlisted shares - The taxation for long-term capital gain i.e. more than 24 months is taxable at 20% with indexation benefits.
Listed Shares - The taxation for long-term capital gains i.e. more than 12 months is at 10% after an exemption of 1 lakh. There are no indexation benefits in listed shares.