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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 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


Calcutta HC Directs Assessee to Apply for Refund of Alleged Forced GST Recovery

March 9, 2024 714 Views 0 comment Print

In Usha Jaiswal Vs Senior Intelligence Officer, Calcutta HC directs the petitioner to apply for GST refund within 10 days. Details here.

IGST Refund Interest Cannot Be Denied even if interest not claimed: Delhi HC

March 9, 2024 1638 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court orders IGST refund with interest under Section 56 of DGST/CGST Act, clarifying entitlement even if not claimed in the refund application.

GST Refund Eligibility for PayPal Payments: HC Verdict

March 3, 2024 3597 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court rules exporters receiving payments through PayPal eligible for GST refunds, emphasizing compliance with foreign exchange regulations.

Procedural deficiencies in filing appeals cannot invalidate claims filed within limitation

March 3, 2024 726 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court rules procedural deficiencies in filing appeals cannot invalidate claims filed within limitation, ensuring justice in CGST refund cases.

GST Refund allowed for inverted duty structure despite same inward & outward supplies

March 2, 2024 4737 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Kerala High Courts landmark decision in M/s. Malabar Fuel Corporation case, affirming the right to claim refunds under Inverted Duty Structure even with identical inward and outward supplies.

Declared values can be rejected on solid evidence & not on arbitrary comparisons or databases

February 15, 2024 594 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad emphasizes the importance of evidence in rejecting bill of entry values in Deeplalit Enterprise P Ltd Vs C.C.-Ahmedabad case.

Delhi HC Directs Consideration of ITC Refund in Light of CBIC Circular

February 15, 2024 840 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Delhi High Court’s directive to reconsider ITC refund application in light of CBIC circular, impacting Bharti Enterprises’ case. Full analysis inside.

Provisions of IBC overrides provisions of State enacted law: NCLT Hyderabad

February 15, 2024 594 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Hyderabad held that the provisions of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) override the provisions of the State enacted law, such as, Andhra Pradesh Revenue Recovery Act, 1864.

Section 263 Jurisdiction cannot be exercised When Larger Issue Pending Before CIT(A)

February 13, 2024 2877 Views 0 comment Print

Chennai ITAT finds revisionary authority’s exercise of jurisdiction under section 263 invalid when a larger issue is pending before CIT(A), upholding legal precedents.

Delay in trial cannot be used as ground to grant bail: Supreme Court

February 10, 2024 2823 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that mere delay in trial pertaining to grave offences cannot be used as a ground to grant bail. Accordingly, bail application of appellant accused under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 rejected.

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