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Various Threshold Limits under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : A consolidated guide to Income-tax Act threshold limits for AY 2026-27 covering exemptions, deductions, TDS, TCS, compliance and p...

July 4, 2026 369761 Views 44 comments Print

Section 54 Exemption Must Be Computed Asset-Wise as Each House Transfer Is a Separate Source of Capital Gain: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. Aggregating gains from multiple t...

July 2, 2026 147 Views 0 comment Print

Various Income Tax exemptions available against Capital Gains

Income Tax : Learn the exemptions available under Sections 54 to 54GB of the Income-tax Act, including eligible investments, timelines, exempti...

June 30, 2026 7884 Views 0 comment Print

Can Capital Gains Exemption Be Claimed If House Is Bought in Spouse’s/Family Members Name?

Income Tax : This article examines conflicting judicial views on whether capital gains exemption is available when a new residential house is p...

June 18, 2026 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption for Capital Gains on Residential Property Transfer

Income Tax : Section 54 grants exemption on long-term capital gains from the sale of a residential house because the proceeds are reinvested in...

June 10, 2026 100551 Views 5 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 11790 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 3225 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 15996 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 32715 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 77535 Views 20 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


1439-day delay in Filing Appeal Condoned & Matter Remanded for Fresh Assessment: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata condoned appeal delay, set aside the CIT(A)'s order, and remanded the assessment for fresh adjudication after grantin...

July 5, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

Capital Gains from Sale of Multiple Residential Houses Eligible for Section 54 Exemption If Invested in One Residential House

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 54 permits exemption where capital gains from more than one residential house are invested in a single resi...

July 3, 2026 351 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54/54F Exemption Allowed despite Non-CGAS Deposit if Sale Proceeds Invested in House on Time

Income Tax : ITAT held that exemption under Sections 54/54F cannot be denied where sale proceeds are invested in a residential house within the...

July 3, 2026 549 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption Available for Every House Sold: Bengaluru ITAT

Income Tax : The ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. The benefit cannot be restric...

June 30, 2026 723 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad Quashes Addition as AO Exceeded Limited Scrutiny Scope

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the Assessing Officer exceeded the scope of limited scrutiny by treating capital gains as business income w...

June 27, 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 873 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 21555 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 264081 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 7452 Views 0 comment Print


Exemption Under 54 & 54F In Case of Reconstructed Building: Delhi High Court

August 1, 2025 2427 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court upheld that exemptions under Sections 54 and 54F are applicable even if a reconstructed property contains multiple independent residential units.

Exemption u/s 54F was allowable even though balance payment of consideration for purchase of residential house was made by third-Party

July 29, 2025 429 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee claimed deduction under section 54F on the basis that the long-term capital gain earned from the transfer of tenancy/possessory rights was invested for the purchase of a residential flat.

Writ against provisional attachment order u/s. 5(1) of PMLA not entertained due to availability of statutory remedy

July 28, 2025 831 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court held that writ against provisional attachment order passed u/s. 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act [PMLA] is not maintainable since efficacious alternative statutory remedy available. Accordingly, writ dismissed.

Exemption u/s. 54F and 54B cannot be denied solely on ground of non-adherence to strict time limits

July 15, 2025 957 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that exemption u/s. 54F and 54B of the Income Tax Act cannot be denied solely on the ground of non-adherence to strict time limits. Accordingly, the assessee is entitled to claim the deduction in respect of investments made beyond the prescribed time period.

Exemption u/s. 54 granted as amount utilized within extended time under TOLA

July 9, 2025 2700 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that denial of exemption under section 54 of the Income Tax Act on account of non-utilization of consideration not justified as utilization done within extended time limit for making the investment under the TOLA. Accordingly, exemption u/s. 54 granted and appeal allowed.

ED Search at Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corp Not Harassment: Madras HC

July 5, 2025 1188 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that search conducted by Directorate of Enforcement at Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd [TASMAC] under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is lawful and cannot be termed as harassment.

Tax Implications on Sale of Jointly Held Properties

July 5, 2025 16569 Views 2 comments Print

Understand capital gains tax on jointly held properties in India. Learn about beneficial ownership, funding patterns, clubbing provisions, and Section 54 exemptions for co-owners.

Purchase of four shops and one room doesn’t qualify for exemption u/s. 54: ITAT Agra

July 4, 2025 345 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra held that property purchased, being four shops at ground floor and one room at first floor, was predominantly commercial in nature and hence disqualifies for exemption under section 54 of the Income Tax Act. Hence, appeal dismissed.

Absence of three persons rules out agreement from scope of intermediary services: Refund granted

July 2, 2025 1197 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that absence of three persons straightaway rule out the agreement from the scope of intermediary services. Thus, refund granted as independent services provided qualifies as export of services u/s. 2(6) of IGST Act.

CIT(A) should have admitted alternate claim of Section 54 Exemption: ITAT Delhi

June 27, 2025 768 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi sets aside CIT(A) order, remanding Amit Gupta’s reassessment case for fresh review of Section 54F deduction and validity of Section 147 reopening

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