Dhan Tax P&L Explained: Which Export to Use and How Turnover Is Computed
Note: This is general information, not tax advice, and tax rules change. Verify the current figures against the Income Tax Act, the relevant Finance Act and ICAI guidance, and confirm your own position with a qualified Chartered Accountant.
What the Dhan Tax P&L contains
The Dhan realised P&L statement lists every closed trade for the financial year: the symbol, segment (F&O, equity intraday, equity delivery), buy and sell prices, quantity, charges, and net realised profit or loss. This is the raw data for ICAI turnover computation.
Why the Dhan turnover figure may differ from ICAI
Dhan and other brokers sometimes report turnover on a different basis, including the older method of adding option sell-side premium. The ICAI 8th-edition Guidance Note (August 2022, AY 2022-23 onward) removed the premium add-back. The correct figure for audit thresholds is the absolute sum of realised P/L per trade, with no premium included. When the numbers differ, the ICAI figure is the one your CA and the income-tax department use.
How to export from Dhan
Log in to Dhan, go to Reports, select Tax / P&L Statement, choose the financial year, and export the realised P&L file. Full steps with screenshots are on the Dhan export guide. Download the file that shows per-trade realised P/L, not the daily or weekly summary.
What Aktai Tax does with the Dhan file
Upload the Dhan export in Aktai Tax. Aktai parses the file, applies the ICAI absolute-sum method, segregates F&O and intraday equity, totals deductible charges, and checks 44AB audit applicability. The output is a PDF and Excel report you or your CA can use to file ITR-3. If you also trade on another broker, upload that file too and Aktai combines them. See multi-broker turnover.
Frequently asked questions
Which Dhan export do I need for F&O tax?
Export the Tax or P&L Statement for the full financial year. This shows realised profit and loss per trade, which is the input for ICAI absolute-sum turnover. Do not use daily snapshots or the order history.
Does the Dhan export include all deductible charges?
Yes. The Dhan P&L export includes brokerage, STT, exchange charges, SEBI charges and GST per trade. These reduce your taxable F&O profit.
I have a lot of F&O trades on Dhan. Will Aktai handle the file size?
Yes. Aktai Tax processes large Dhan exports and shows a preview of parsed rows before you confirm. Re-uploading a corrected file is safe: the second upload replaces the first for that broker and financial year.