Time limit of reckoning for section 54 is to be read as 139(4) & not as 139(1)

Harminder Kaur Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) In the instant case, the assessee has claimed deduction under section 54 of the Act against booking of flat before the due date of filing of return under section 139(4) of the Act. The Assessing Officer and the Learned CIT(A) has denied the deduction on two grounds. Firstly, the amount of sale consideration has not been invested in the capital gain scheme, prior to due date of filing of return under section 139(1) of the Act and therefore, assessee is not entitled for deduction under section 54 of the Act. Secondly, construction of the flat was not completed ...