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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 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


UPVAT: Section 54(1)(2) Penalty Not Imposable for Best Judgement Assessment: Allahabad HC

April 12, 2024 1938 Views 0 comment Print

Allahabad High Court held that penalty under Section 54(1)(2) of the U.P. VAT Act, 2008 cannot be imposed in cases, wherein, the assessment is made on the basis of Best Judgement Assessment.

Change of Opinion Not Allowed, Section 54 Deduction to HUF for Property Purchase in Individual’s Name

April 9, 2024 7128 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad ruling regarding Section 54 deduction to a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) for property purchase in an individual’s name. The decision emphasizes the principle against allowing a change of opinion in reassessment proceedings, based on established legal precedents.

Exemption under capital Gain: Section 54, 54B, 54D, 54EC, 54F, 54G & 54GA

April 3, 2024 89568 Views 4 comments Print

Explore exemptions under capital gain with sections 54, 54B, 54D, 54EC, 54F, 54G, and 54GA. Eligibility, assets, limits, and lock-in periods analyzed.

Delhi HC Upholds Penalties under Customs Act for Gold Smuggled with mens-rea

March 31, 2024 1347 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of the Delhi High Court judgment upholding penalties under Sections 112(a) & 112(b) of the Customs Act on Rameshwar Tiwari for smuggling gold.

Time Limit to Acquire New House for Section 54 Capital Gains Tax Exemption

March 31, 2024 72243 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi ITAT ruled that to claim capital gains benefit under Sec 54, taxpayers must acquire a residential house within three years from the date of old house transfer. Analysis of Mohan Lal Jain case.

Refund of ITC reversal permissible, once supplier pays GST on invoice: Delhi HC

March 29, 2024 2823 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court ruled that refund of ITC reversal is permissible if supplier paid tax. Learn about the case of Pedersen Consultants India Pvt. Ltd. vs Union of India & Ors.

Jurisdiction assumed by AO at Mumbai invalid as assessee resided and carried profession at Bangalore: ITAT Mumbai

March 20, 2024 963 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that assessee was residing as well as carrying on her profession at Bangalore and thus, assumption of jurisdiction by the AO at Mumbai was invalid. Thus, an order which is passed without jurisdiction is non est in the eyes of law.

Denial of exemption u/s. 54 due to mistake committed by developer unjustified: ITAT Mumbai

March 18, 2024 750 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that denial of exemption under section 54 of the Income Tax Act unjustified as appellant cannot be penalized for the mistake committed by the developer/seller in allocating the flat. Thus, exemption u/s. 54 granted as all the conditions satisfied.

Transitional credit u/s. 140 admissible on unutilized ITC availed on purchase tax: Madras HC

March 11, 2024 657 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that valid ITC availed on purchase tax which remained unutilized is entitled for the transitional credit under section 140 of TNGST Act, 2017

GST Refund admissible on receiving export proceeds via authorized dealers like Paypal: Madras HC

March 11, 2024 2244 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that receipt of export proceeds through authorized dealers like Paypal is in accordance with the direction issued by RBI and hence refund duly admissible.

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