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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 183 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


IGST Refund Approved for Telecommunication Services to FTOs

October 28, 2023 762 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that refund of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) in respect of telecommunication services rendered to inbound subscribers of Foreign Telecom Operators (FTOs) granted.

GST refund rejection due to clerical error: HC directs de novo adjudication

October 26, 2023 1953 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court remands 11 refund appeals, instructs petitioner to provide details. A clerical error led to the initial rejection.

Assessee’s Valuation Report cannot be discredited without DVO’s Report

October 25, 2023 1203 Views 0 comment Print

In the case of Shekhar Bharti vs. ITO (ITAT Delhi), the article explores how the valuation report was discredited, affecting the tax assessment.

Period from March 1, 2020, to February 28, 2022, Excluded for GST Refund Application

October 21, 2023 1704 Views 0 comment Print

In the Mahalaxmi Exports vs. Commissioner of Delhi GST case, Delhi High Court directs the processing of Input Tax Credit (ITC) refund within the stipulated time.

‘Agreement to Sell’ Date Property Value Assessed by Stamp Valuation Authority relevant for Section 50C

October 21, 2023 1059 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the ITAT Raipur ruling on the assessment of property value under Section 50C of the Income Tax Act. Get insights into the case of DCIT vs. Nitin Gupta.

Refund of IGST paid on exported goods being zero-rated supplies admissible as excess drawback repaid

October 9, 2023 1239 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that excess drawback on account of availing Cenvat Credit facility was repaid with interest. Hence, refund of IGST paid on goods and services paid on exported goods being zero rates supplies is duly admissible.

CGST Act: Limitation Doesn’t Apply to Unauthorized Tax Collection

October 6, 2023 2142 Views 0 comment Print

Read about Delhi High Court’s decision in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. vs. Additional Commissioner case regarding CGST Act’s limitation period for refund when tax is collected without authority of law.

Flat Holding Period for Section 54F Deduction reckoned from allotment letter date

October 5, 2023 7527 Views 0 comment Print

In ACIT Vs Sanjay Kumath case, ITAT Indore ruled on Section 54F deduction eligibility based on period of holding of a flat from date of allotment letter. Learn about detailed analysis and conclusion of this case.

Consider Agreement Date for Capital Gains and Section 54/54F Exemption: SC

October 5, 2023 31809 Views 0 comment Print

In Sanjeev Lal vs CIT case, the Supreme Court of India ruled on capital gains and Section 54 exemption. Learn about judgment and its implications

Amendment to section 54F restricting investment in property to India is not retrospective

October 4, 2023 13425 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the Bombay High Court’s ruling on the retrospective application of an amendment to Section 54F in the case of Hemant Dinkar Kandlur vs CIT

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