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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


GST Refund claim filed within two years from relevant date cannot be rejected

April 1, 2025 2508 Views 0 comment Print

In W.P.No.6541 of 2022, the petitioner has challenged the Circular No.125/44/2019 dated 18.11.2019 issued by the third respondent and for a further direction to the first respondent to reconsider the refund claim on its merits.

ITAT Allows Section 54 Exemption for Overseas Property Purchase Before 2014 Amendment

March 30, 2025 645 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai dismisses ITO’s appeal against Pamela Pritam Ghosh, upholding Section 54 exemption for property purchase in Australia before the 2014 amendment.

Refund on account of inverted duty structure prior to 18.07.2022 duly admissible

March 29, 2025 948 Views 0 comment Print

Andhra Pradesh High Court held that notification no. 9 of 2022, Central Tax (Rate) is effective only from 18.07.2022 and hence refund on account of inverted duty structure is admissible for period prior to 18.07.2022 and restricted for period after 18.07.2022.

Redevelopment Agreement: Allotment of New Flat Cannot Be Taxed Under Section 56(2)(x)

March 27, 2025 2124 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that the Allotment of New Flat did not fall within the scope of Section 56(2)(x), as the new flat was received in exchange for the old one and not as a gift or at inadequate consideration.

Section 54 Deduction Allowed if Construction Begins Within 3 Years: ITAT Bangalore

March 26, 2025 1089 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that the assesse is entitled to claim deduction u/s. 54 of the Act if the assesses able to establish the fact that the construction was commenced within the period prescribed of 3 years under the Income Tax Act.

Statutory Pre-Deposit Refund Cannot Be Denied as Time-Barred: Jharkhand HC

March 18, 2025 2439 Views 0 comment Print

Jharkhand High Court held that rejection of refund of statutory pre-deposit merely because refund application was filed beyond section 54 of the Income Tax Act not justified as refund of pre-deposit is vested right of an assessee.

Refund for Period Before 13.07.2022 Unaffected by Notification No. 9/2022-Central Tax: Gujarat HC

March 18, 2025 1761 Views 0 comment Print

The petitioner is inter-alia, engaged in the manufacture and sale of edible oil. According to the petitioner, the rate of tax on output supplies made by the petitioner exceeds the rate of tax on input supplies.

Refund of unutilized credit due to zero-rated supply includes compensation cess

March 15, 2025 1038 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that registered person making a zero rated supply under LUT may claim refund of unutilized credit including that of Compensation Cess. Accordingly, refund of compensation cess granted and appeal is accordingly allowed.

ITAT denies Section 54 exemption for delay in investment in new residential property

March 9, 2025 825 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow upholds denial of Section 54 exemption as investment in new property was made after the due date. Cites judicial precedents in support of ruling.

Big Land, Small House, Big Exemption: Section 54/54F Exemptions

March 7, 2025 4749 Views 0 comment Print

Learn key tax rulings on Section 54/54F exemptions for property sales, including land size, appurtenant land, property use, and agricultural land considerations.

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