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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 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


Representation against Extension of time limit under section 54 to 54GB without extension of Income Tax Return due date

January 20, 2023 11676 Views 0 comment Print

Representation against Extension of time limit under section 54 to 54GB without extension of Income Tax Return due date Vidarbha Industries Association has made a Representation against recent CBDT Circular No. 1/2023 Dated 06.01.2023 by which time limit for compliance to be made for claiming any exemption under Section 54 to 54GB of the Income-tax […]

Capital gain exemption u/s 54 not deniable as investment made within time limit specified u/s 139(4)

January 17, 2023 4587 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that capital gain exemption under section 54 of the Income Tax Act cannot be denied as investment was made within the time limit specified under section 139(4) of the Income Tax Act.

Section 263 cannot be invoked for non-verification in year of transfer of utilization of amount deposited in Capital Gain Account

January 13, 2023 930 Views 0 comment Print

Any action on part of the Assessing officer to verify utilization of amount deposited in capital gains account scheme needs to be undertaken or examined in the year when the period of three years from the date of transfer of original asset expires and not in year of transfer of original asset.

Denial of deduction u/s 54 for mere technical breach is unjustified

January 8, 2023 2208 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that benefit of deduction under section 54 of the Income Tax Act cannot be denied for mere technical breach when the assessee has satisfied all the prescribed conditions.

Extension of time limit for compliance under section 54 to 54GB

January 6, 2023 21432 Views 1 comment Print

For claiming exemption Section 54 to 54 GB of the Act, for which last date falls between 01st April. 2021 to 28th February, 2022 may be completed on or before 31st March 2023.

Benefit u/s 54 available as total capital gain utilized for acquisition of new house

January 3, 2023 510 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that benefit u/s 54 of the Income Tax Act duly available the amount equivalent to the capital gains has been utilized for acquisition of new house

High Court rules on Advance Payment to claim section 54 Exemption

December 30, 2022 6522 Views 0 comment Print

HC that where an investment is made in new residential property, prior to the sale of the original residential property, any gain on the sale of the original property is eligible for long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax exemption under section 54 of the Income-tax Act, 1961

Capital Gains on Transfer of Residential House Property – Section 54 Exemption

December 29, 2022 3969 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 gives relief to a taxpayer from the Capital gain arising on the sale of his residential house and from the sale proceeds he acquires another residential house.

Deduction u/s 54 is eligible in respect of more than one property

December 26, 2022 1494 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that as per the ratio of decision of jurisdictional High Court in CIT V/s Gumanmal it is held that deduction u/s 54 of the Income Tax Act is available in respect of more than one property

Section 54/54F exemption – Flat Booking Vs. Possession

December 25, 2022 7365 Views 0 comment Print

Pradeep Kumar Sonthalia Vs DCIT (ITAT Kolkata) The assessee has claimed exemption under section 54 and 54F of the Income Tax Act. Such exemption has been denied to the assessee by observing that it has booked the flat with the builder in earlier year but ultimately took the possession in subsequent years. Therefore, he failed […]

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