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Unlisted Bonds Lose LTCG Benefit; No Capital Gains Exemption for Depreciable Assets under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The new law treats gains from depreciable assets as short-term capital gains for all purposes, not merely for computation. This ef...

May 6, 2026 582 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Property Transactions: Key Section 54/4F Judicial Pronouncements – Part 2

Income Tax : Courts held that investment in under-construction property qualifies as construction under Sections 54/54F. Deduction cannot be de...

April 11, 2026 1173 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Property Transactions: Key Section 54/4F Judicial Pronouncements- Part 1

Income Tax : Courts held that exemption cannot be denied merely due to lack of registration if possession and substantial payment are proven. T...

April 7, 2026 9492 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of 20% LTCG with Indexation vis-à-vis 12.5% Without Indexation

Income Tax : The Finance Act 2023 introduced a 12.5% LTCG tax without indexation as an alternative to 20% with indexation. Taxpayers must compa...

March 7, 2026 3234 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Capital Gains Tax Exemption – What Constitutes Date of Transfer?

Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that Section 54 focuses on timely investment of capital gains, not rigid legal ownership milestones. The ...

January 15, 2026 6894 Views 2 comments Print


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Representation against Extension of time limit under section 54 to 54GB without extension of Income Tax Return due date

Income Tax : Representation against Extension of time limit under section 54 to 54GB without extension of Income Tax Return due date Vidarbha I...

January 20, 2023 11676 Views 0 comment Print

Representation to FM on Concerns of Chartered Accountants

CA, CS, CMA, Income Tax : We have not noticed any heed being extended towards various issues and possible solutions we have proposed through those represent...

January 30, 2021 3204 Views 0 comment Print

Request to extend time limits under section 54 to 54GB

Income Tax : KSCAA has requested to Hon’ble Minister of Finance to extend various time limits under section 54 to 54GB of the Income-tax Act,...

January 10, 2021 15936 Views 0 comment Print

Request for extension of due dates of Tax Audit Reports/ITR

Income Tax : All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (CZ) has requested CBDT that due date of filing return of income u/s 139(1) for all the ...

December 19, 2020 32598 Views 19 comments Print

ICAI requests for extension of various Income-tax due dates

Income Tax : Direct Taxes Committee of ICAI has Request(s) for extension of various due dates under Income-tax Act, 1961 especially Tax Audit R...

December 18, 2020 77418 Views 20 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Delhi HC: Additional Documents Can Be Filed in Criminal Tax Prosecution – “Truth Cannot Be Sacrificed for Technicalities”

Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that additional documents already referred to in a criminal complaint can be filed later under Section 3...

May 12, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption Allowed as Possession Date Considered Over Registration Date

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that for under-construction properties, the date of possession is the relevant factor for Section 54 exemption. ...

May 5, 2026 309 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption not eligible on Sale of Open Land Without Building: ITAT Allahabad

Income Tax : The tribunal held that selling only open land, even if earlier part of a residential property, does not qualify as transfer of a r...

May 4, 2026 600 Views 0 comment Print

Wrong Section Claim Not Fatal: ITAT Remands Matter & Nullifies Penalty

Income Tax : The issue was denial of capital gains exemption due to claim under wrong section. The tribunal held that a genuine claim cannot be...

May 2, 2026 156 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai Remands Section 54F Claim, Protective Addition & TDS Credit Issues

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai set aside the appellate order and remanded issues on protective addition, Section 54F exemption, and TDS credit misma...

April 26, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


ICAI Reprimands CA for Claiming Section 54F exemption Instead of 54

CA, CS, CMA : The ICAI Disciplinary Committee reprimanded CA Jayant Ishwardas Mehta for professional misconduct involving an incorrect income t...

May 17, 2024 792 Views 0 comment Print

Extension of time limit for compliance under section 54 to 54GB

Income Tax : For claiming exemption Section 54 to 54 GB of the Act, for which last date falls between 01st April. 2021 to 28th February, 2022 m...

January 6, 2023 21432 Views 1 comment Print

Govt Extends due dates under Income Tax Law & Benami laws

Income Tax : Vide Income Tax Notification No. 35/2020 dated 24.06.2020  govt extends  Due date for ITR for FY 2018-19  upto 31.07.2020, Last...

June 24, 2020 263712 Views 11 comments Print

Amendments to Capital Gains Accounts Scheme, 2012

Income Tax : Notification No. 44/2012-Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 54, sub-section (2) of secti...

October 25, 2012 7344 Views 0 comment Print


Demand Stayed as Tribunal Found Prima Facie Case on Section 54 Claim

November 28, 2025 582 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that the assessee established a prima facie case regarding deduction eligibility for habitable-unit expenditure. 

Loose Excel Sheet With Wrong Seller Name Can’t Justify On-Money Addition

November 27, 2025 3582 Views 0 comment Print

Additions for alleged on-money payments were disallowed because the evidence relied on by authorities contained errors and lacked authenticity. The decision highlights the need for corroborated, primary evidence in tax proceedings.

ITAT Orders Fresh Review After ULIP maturity receipt Exemption Claim Not Examined

November 27, 2025 342 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal remanded the case to the AO to reassess ULIP maturity receipts treated as unexplained investment after the exemption claim was not evaluated earlier.

Joint Ownership Doesn’t Bar Section 54F Deduction: ITAT Delhi

November 25, 2025 6171 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that fractional or joint ownership in residential property does not violate the Section 54F condition unless the assessee is the exclusive owner. Deduction was allowed because co-ownership cannot trigger the proviso.

Payments at time of search cannot be construed as voluntary u/s. 74(5) of CGST Act

November 24, 2025 885 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that payments made at the time of search cannot be construed as voluntary under section 74(5) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act. Therefore, the petitioner is entitled for refund of the payments made in form DRC-03.

ITAT Remands CIT(A) Order for Non-Speaking Decision on 54/54F & Net Consideration

November 22, 2025 909 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal found the appellate order non-speaking, failing to consider multiple submissions including 54F claims and compensation deductions. The matter is remanded for comprehensive review and proper opportunity of hearing.

Assignment of Specific-Performance Decree Doesn’t Require Registration: SC

November 19, 2025 11103 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court held that assignment of a decree for specific performance does not create any present right or title in immovable property. Therefore, such assignment deeds do not require registration under Section 17(1)(e) of the Registration Act.

Section 54 Exemption for Capital Gains on Residential Property Transfer

November 18, 2025 93609 Views 4 comments Print

Understand Section 54 relief for long-term capital gains on sale of a residential house, conditions for reinvestment, timelines, CGAS rules, limits on exemption, and the impact of selling the new property within three years.

Section 54 Exemption on Selling a House: Eligibility, Timelines, Limits and Rules

November 17, 2025 3561 Views 0 comment Print

Breaks down eligibility, timelines, and recent caps, clarifying how Section 54 relief is granted and when it can be withdrawn.

ITAT Delhi Allows Section 54 Exemption for Property Purchased in Australia

November 16, 2025 2043 Views 0 comment Print

The tribunal ruled that Section 54 benefits apply to property purchased abroad before AY 2015-16, reversing the prior disallowance. Cash deposits in bank accounts without business entries cannot be treated as unexplained credit.

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