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Post-Tax Returns Calculator

What an FD, equity fund, debt fund, gold or PPF returns after tax, on the same figures

The investment

₹1.00 lakh
What you expect it to earn a year; nothing is assumed for you
Applies to FD interest and to gains taxed at slab rates

Return after tax

4.82% a year

Value before tax
₹1,22,504
Tax
₹7,349
Value after tax
₹1,15,155
Taxed as
Interest, at your slab rate every year

FD interest is income, taxed each year as it accrues, so the tax is paid along the way rather than at maturity.

Every type at 7.00% before tax, 3 years

Fixed deposit (yours)
₹1,15,155 · 4.82% a year
Listed shares or equity funds
₹1,22,504 · 7.00% a year
Debt mutual fund
₹1,15,483 · 4.92% a year
Gold
₹1,19,579 · 6.14% a year
PPF
₹1,22,504 · 7.00% a year

Rates as per Union Budget 2026 (no change to rates) · Income-tax Act, 2025 · verified 2026-08-13. Figures apply to tax year 2026-27. The Income-tax Act, 2025 replaced the 1961 Act on 1 April 2026 and renumbers sections; rates are unchanged. This tool is an estimate, not tax advice.

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How this is calculated

Formula

value = P × (1 + r × (1 − t))ⁿ, t = slab × (1 + cess)

With your numbers

  1. 1Before taxP × (1 + r)ⁿ₹1,00,000 × (1 + 7.00%)^3 = ₹1,22,504
  2. 2TaxInterest, at your slab rate every year: ₹7,349
  3. 3Return after tax(value ÷ P)^(1/n) − 14.82% a year
  • Cess included, surcharge not. The equity exemption is assumed unused by your other sales in the year of sale.

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