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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


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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


ITC Denial unjustified as section 31(3)(d) requirement satisfied: Bombay HC

December 5, 2024 1362 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that when the petitioner satisfied the requirements of Section 31(3)(d) of the CGST Act denial of input tax credit to the petitioner is arbitrary and illegal and contrary to the provisions of Section 16 of the CGST / MGST Act.

Cancellation of GST registration for non-submission of NOC by landowner not justified

December 2, 2024 1653 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab and Haryana High Court held that cancellation of GST registration for entire places of business for non-submission of NOC by landowner of additional place of business is complete non-application of mind. Accordingly, cancellation of GST registration not justified.

No Section 54 Exemption for Plywood Structures: Delhi HC

November 29, 2024 3177 Views 0 comment Print

Putting together a structure of plywood sheets cannot be construed as constructing a residential house. The Inspector had also reported that there was no electricity or water connection on the land and electricity was used by genset.

Interest on Delayed Refund Payable under Section 56 of CGST Act: Bombay HC

November 27, 2024 1221 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court held that interest on delayed refund is payable as per section 56 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act (CGST Act) and the period for grant of interest would begin on expiry of 60 days from the date of the shipping bill.

Allowing Premature Redemption of Sec 54EC Bonds Beyond Court Scope: HC

November 26, 2024 1473 Views 0 comment Print

The petitioner sold his residential property and based on an advise invested the sale proceed in the bonds issued by the Respondent – Power Finance Corporation in order to avail the benefit of capital gain tax exemption.

Keeping refund order in abeyance merely on allegation of wrongful availment of ITC unjustified: Delhi HC

November 22, 2024 1119 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that keeping in abeyance refund order by exercising powers conferred u/s. 108 of the CGST Act merely on the basis of intelligence regarding wrongful availment of ITC unjustified since pre-requisite conditions for invoking section 108 not satisfied.

Completion of construction not required for claiming benefit u/s. 54: ITAT Bangalore

November 20, 2024 1788 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that exemption under section 54 of the Income Tax Act allowable based on the amount utilised towards construction of new house property where the construction is not complete.

Refund of service tax paid under RCM without complying with transitional provisions under GST not admissible

November 18, 2024 1059 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad held that claim of cash refund of service tax paid under RCM not admissible since CENVAT Credit was never claimed and transitional provisions under GST was not complied.

Corporate Debtor dissolution u/s 54 of IBC could be sought after complete Liquidation

November 12, 2024 930 Views 0 comment Print

The CoC resolved not to initiate liquidation process and decided to file an application for dissolution of the CD. In pursuance of the resolution passed by the CoC in its fifth Meeting dated 29.04.2024, an IA was filed by the RP which came to be rejected by the Adjudicating Authority.

Rule 96(10) of CGST Rules is ultra vires of section 16 of IGST Act: Kerala HC

November 8, 2024 4149 Views 0 comment Print

Held that Rule 96(10) of the CGST Rules, as inserted by notification 53/2018-CT dated 09-10-2018 w.e.f. 23-10-2017 is declared ultra vires the provisions of Section 16 of the IGST Act and unenforceable on account of being manifestly arbitrary.

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