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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


No withheld of GST Refund u/s 74 and 20 of IGST Act on account of non-issuance of Form GST DRC-04 and GST deposit made involuntary

December 25, 2023 2205 Views 0 comment Print

Since the claim for refund could not be withheld merely because the Department, pursuant to the deposit, issued the SCN and was proposing to demand GST.

TDS u/s. 194-IA deducted on assets sold during liquidation should be refunded to corporate debtor

December 21, 2023 4746 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Ahmedabad held that the amount of TDS deducted under section 194-IA on assets sold during the process of liquidation should be returned (refunded) back by income tax department into the account of Corporate Debtor.

Hyper-technical view cannot be the basis to assume revisionary jurisdiction

December 11, 2023 984 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi while quashing the revisionary order passed by the Ld. Pr.CIT held that, mere non-deposit in the capital gains scheme account cannot be the basis to deny deduction u/s 54/54F when the LTCG amount had duly been reinvested within the time allowed under 54(1) and that a hyper-technical/perfectionists point of view cannot the basis to assume revisionary jurisdiction.  

Denial of refund for non-submission of supportive documents unjustified as refund application u/s 54(1) done on time

December 1, 2023 1485 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that refund cannot be denied as refund application under section 54(1) of CGST Act was made within a period of limitation, however, supportive documents were submitted at the time of personal hearing. Notably, the time limit fixed u/s. 54 (1) is directory in nature and it is not mandatory.

How to Save Tax while Buying a House?

November 29, 2023 2130 Views 0 comment Print

Explore tax-saving strategies while purchasing your first home. Learn how sections 54 and 54F of the Income Tax Act can optimize your capital gains. Consult with experts for personalized advice.

Deduction from Capital Gain on Transfer of Capital Assets other than Residential House Property (Section 54F)

November 25, 2023 57840 Views 3 comments Print

Explore the intricacies of Section 54F for capital gains deduction. Learn the conditions, time limits, and nuances to optimize your tax benefits on property sales.

Penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) unsustainable in absence of concealment of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars

November 20, 2023 3120 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that initiation of penalty proceedings u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act in the absence of any material to establish the concealing of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars unsustainable-in-law.

No Section 54/54F Exemption for Investments in Wife & Daughter’s Name: ITAT Mumbai

November 14, 2023 12006 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai denies capital gain exemption ( Section 54/54F) to Hem Chandra R. Gavankar for investing in a house in his wife and daughter’s name.

Section 54/54F deduction on purchase of two adjacent & joint flats: ITAT Restores Case

November 5, 2023 4953 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the ITAT Delhi ruling in Amrik Sokhi vs. ITO for A.Y. 2015-16, where the claim of capital gain deduction u/s 54 is restored for verification. Details here.

Order rejecting GST refund for non-receipt of lease rental passed without considering contention remanded back

October 30, 2023 765 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court concluded that Appellate Authority failed to consider the contention of the petitioner that there was no supply of service via-a-vis refund of GST. Accordingly, matter remanded to Appellate Authority.

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