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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 177 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


Non-Exhaustion of Statutory Remedies: Patna HC dismisses GST Refund Petition

June 25, 2025 255 Views 0 comment Print

Patna High Court dismisses Induvarna LPG Bottling Private Limited’s writ petition for an inverted duty structure refund, directing the company to pursue appellate remedies for disputed GST claims.

Section 54F Exemption: AO Directed to Verify Compliance with Capital Gain Account Scheme

June 25, 2025 531 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai remands Murugan Doraisamy’s case, allowing re-evaluation of Section 54F deduction despite a delay in Capital Gains Account deposit.

IGST Refund Allowed as Software Development Qualifies as Export

June 25, 2025 402 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that service of software development to overseas service recipients are that of an independent service provider which qualify as export of services under the service tax provisions and 2(6) of the IGST Act. Accordingly, refund granted and petition allowed.

Proceedings u/s. 153A bad-in-law as no certificate issued as per rule 112F: ITAT Mumbai

June 16, 2025 597 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that proceedings u/s. 153A of the Income Tax Act is bad in law since case falls within parameters of rule 112F r.w. third proviso to section 153A, however, no certificate was issued by investigating officer even when cash was found during election period.

Madras HC Orders Review of Revenue Neutrality in GST on Duty-Free Shop Guarantees

June 13, 2025 873 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner viz., Flemingo Duty Free Shop Private Limited, is a company incorporated under Companies Act, 1956. Respondent No.3 Airport authority of India is a Public Sector Enterprise and responsible for operation, management and maintenance of airports in India.

Family Settlement Compensation Taxable as Capital Gain; Section 54 & 54EC Deductions Allowed

June 6, 2025 3654 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh held that compensation under a family settlement is liable to be assessed under the head ‘Capital Gain’ and not ‘Income from Other Sources’. Thus, deduction u/s. 54 and 54EC allowed and addition made by AO set aside.

P&H HC Denies Sec 54 Exemption for Two Separate independent Houses

June 5, 2025 927 Views 0 comment Print

The Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld the denial of Section 54 capital gains exemption for two independent residential houses, reinforcing single-house benefit rule.

Section 54F exemption granted for different floors of single residential house

June 3, 2025 1239 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that exemption under section 54F of the Income Tax Act is allowed towards different floors of a house considering it as single residential house. Accordingly, appeal of the revenue dismissed.

Different floors of same house cannot be considered as multiple house for 54F deduction

May 22, 2025 3024 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that different floors of a singular house cannot be considered as multiple residential houses. Accordingly, deduction under section 54F of the Income Tax Act cannot be denied. Thus, appeal of revenue dismissed.

GST Council to Decide Compensation Cess on Supplies to Merchant Exporters

May 16, 2025 669 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that levy of Compensation Cess at the rate of 160% on the supply of goods i.e. branded tobacco products supplied to merchant exporters for export is kept in abeyance and the matter is referred to GST Council to decide the issue.

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