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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 180 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 263715 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


Relinquishment of Tenancy Right is Capital Gain – 54 & 54F Relief Allowed

August 30, 2025 4314 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata ruled that the relinquishment of a tenancy right is a capital gain, and exemptions under sections 54 and 54F can be claimed simultaneously.

Bail rejected as twin condition u/s. 45(1) of PMLA not fulfilled

August 28, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

Jharkhand High Court dismissed the bail application since the twin condition as provided under Section 45(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 is not being fulfilled. Also, there is sufficient material collected by ED to show that the applicant is prima facie guilty of the alleged offences.

Multiple Properties Qualify for Section 54 Exemption: Karnataka HC

August 22, 2025 12717 Views 1 comment Print

The Karnataka High Court ruled that an assessee can claim Section 54 exemption for capital gains on more than one house purchased, citing legislative intent and judicial precedents.

GST not leviable on ocean freight charges hence refund thereon cannot be denied on limitation

August 21, 2025 909 Views 0 comment Print

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that GST is not leviable on ocean freight charges, accordingly, refund of GST paid on ocean freight cannot be denied by applying period of limitation since payment of money cannot be treated as payment of tax.

Interest @9% payable under GST when amount not refunded within 60 days from date of order of First Authority

August 20, 2025 963 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that combine reading of section 56 and 54(1) of the CGST Act states that interest @9% is payable when amount is not refunded within 60 days from the date of the order passed by the First Authority.

Understanding Deductions under Section 54, 54F for JDA for Landowners

August 18, 2025 4026 Views 0 comment Print

Understand how to save capital gains tax on Joint Development Agreements (JDAs) using Sections 54 and 54F. Learn key differences and tax implications for landowners.

Bombay HC Clears Tax Path: Section 54 Exemption For Multiple Pre-2014 Properties

August 18, 2025 696 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court ruled that a capital gains exemption for multiple residential properties before the 2014 amendment is valid, reaffirming a liberal interpretation of tax law.

PCIT’s Order Against NTT Global Networks; Allows ₹92.32 Lakh Deduction for CSR Donations Under Section 80G

August 14, 2025 420 Views 0 comment Print

Subsequently asserted that the twin conditions under Section 263 were absent as the AO had conducted due inquiry. Revenue contended that Section 37(1) disallowed CSR expenses which were not wholly and exclusively for the purpose of business.

Untraceable Deficiency Memo: Delhi HC Orders GST Refund With Interest

August 8, 2025 618 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court directs CGST Department to process Rs. 10 lakh GST refund with statutory interest, finding no valid grounds for delay and noting untraceable deficiency memo.

Exemption u/s. 54(1) admissible even when sale proceeds used for purchase of multiple residential house

August 4, 2025 927 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that the expression ‘a residential house’ in unamended Section 54(1) of the Act includes more than one residential house. Thus, sale proceeds of one residential house used for purchase of multiple residential house qualifies for exemption u/s. 54(1).

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