Income Tax : The new law treats gains from depreciable assets as short-term capital gains for all purposes, not merely for computation. This ef...
Income Tax : Courts held that investment in under-construction property qualifies as construction under Sections 54/54F. Deduction cannot be de...
Income Tax : Courts held that exemption cannot be denied merely due to lack of registration if possession and substantial payment are proven. T...
Income Tax : The Finance Act 2023 introduced a 12.5% LTCG tax without indexation as an alternative to 20% with indexation. Taxpayers must compa...
Income Tax : Judicial rulings clarify that Section 54 focuses on timely investment of capital gains, not rigid legal ownership milestones. The ...
Income Tax : Representation against Extension of time limit under section 54 to 54GB without extension of Income Tax Return due date Vidarbha I...
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...
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,...
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 ...
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...
Income Tax : The Delhi High Court held that additional documents already referred to in a criminal complaint can be filed later under Section 3...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that for under-construction properties, the date of possession is the relevant factor for Section 54 exemption. ...
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...
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...
Income Tax : ITAT Chennai set aside the appellate order and remanded issues on protective addition, Section 54F exemption, and TDS credit misma...
CA, CS, CMA : The ICAI Disciplinary Committee reprimanded CA Jayant Ishwardas Mehta for professional misconduct involving an incorrect income t...
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...
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...
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...
Nirmala Subramanian Vs CIT (A) (ITAT Mumbai) The short question in this appeal is whether the assessee is entitled to deduction under Section 54 of the Act or not and what is the date of acquisition of new residential house for the purpose of deduction under Section 54 of the Act. Provision of Section 54 […]
Explore the nuances of Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, including amendments from the Finance Act, 2019. Learn how the provision allows claiming deductions for investing in residential houses, with insights into recent rulings clarifying the eligibility criteria.
Utilisation of capital gains within time specified would entitle assessee to claim deduction under section 54, notwithstanding fact that new asset was registered beyond period specified under section 54, which according to assessee was beyond her control and was to be liberally construed.
Late Smt. Kanta Chandak Vs ITO (ITAT Jodhpur) On merits, the ld. AR submitted that the issue raked up by Ld PCIT relate to the deduction claimed by these assessees u/s 54 of the Act, which was allowed by the AO in the original assessment proceedings. He submitted that these assessees could not furnish proper […]
Learn about section 54 of the Income Tax Act and how it can help individuals and HUFs claim exemptions for long-term capital assets.
Admittedly, the AO deployed Inspector to verify whether there is any construction/residential house constructed by the assessee. The Inspector submitted report on 19-12-2016 stating that no construction or residential house is existing at House No. 4, Ward No. 12, Ichalkaranji which clearly establishes the assessee could not construct a house within three years from the date of sale of its assets on 17-03-2011 till 19-12-2016. Therefore, the assessee made construction within three years and in my opinion, the AO rightly denied deduction u/s. 54F of the Act.
Assessee is entitled for exemption u/s 54 only in respect of one flat and directed the AO to exempt cost of investment in one flat made before due date of filing return of income
ITAT Mumbai held that exemption under section 54 for the amount invested towards the purchase of new residential property under consideration up to the date of filing of belated return under section 139(4) of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Chennai held that capital gain exemption under section 54 of the Income Tax Act includes investment in purchase or construction of one or more than one residential house
Surinder Kumar Malhotra Vs ITO (ITAT Chandigarh) The relevant facts of the case are that qua the Long Term Capital Gain available to the assessee in the year under consideration deduction u/s 54 of the Act was claimed. The said claim was disallowed holding that the proceeds have been applied to acquiring two separate properties. […]
