Section 54: Date of unregistered agreement to sale can be taken as date of Transfer

Gautam Jhunjhunwala Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata)

In order to avail the benefit of sec. 54 of the Act, one must purchase a residential house/new asset within one year before or two years after the date on which transfer of the old residential house in respect of which the long term capital gain had arisen. In the instant case, the residential house was transferred by the assessee vide sale deed registered on 27.12.2

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