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Various Threshold Limits under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : A consolidated guide to Income-tax Act threshold limits for AY 2026-27 covering exemptions, deductions, TDS, TCS, compliance and p...

July 4, 2026 369776 Views 44 comments Print

Section 54 Exemption Must Be Computed Asset-Wise as Each House Transfer Is a Separate Source of Capital Gain: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. Aggregating gains from multiple t...

July 2, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Various Income Tax exemptions available against Capital Gains

Income Tax : Learn the exemptions available under Sections 54 to 54GB of the Income-tax Act, including eligible investments, timelines, exempti...

June 30, 2026 7884 Views 0 comment Print

Can Capital Gains Exemption Be Claimed If House Is Bought in Spouse’s/Family Members Name?

Income Tax : This article examines conflicting judicial views on whether capital gains exemption is available when a new residential house is p...

June 18, 2026 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption for Capital Gains on Residential Property Transfer

Income Tax : Section 54 grants exemption on long-term capital gains from the sale of a residential house because the proceeds are reinvested in...

June 10, 2026 100575 Views 5 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 11793 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 3225 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 15996 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 32715 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 77535 Views 20 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


1439-day delay in Filing Appeal Condoned & Matter Remanded for Fresh Assessment: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata condoned appeal delay, set aside the CIT(A)'s order, and remanded the assessment for fresh adjudication after grantin...

July 5, 2026 258 Views 0 comment Print

Capital Gains from Sale of Multiple Residential Houses Eligible for Section 54 Exemption If Invested in One Residential House

Income Tax : ITAT held that Section 54 permits exemption where capital gains from more than one residential house are invested in a single resi...

July 3, 2026 375 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54/54F Exemption Allowed despite Non-CGAS Deposit if Sale Proceeds Invested in House on Time

Income Tax : ITAT held that exemption under Sections 54/54F cannot be denied where sale proceeds are invested in a residential house within the...

July 3, 2026 579 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption Available for Every House Sold: Bengaluru ITAT

Income Tax : The ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. The benefit cannot be restric...

June 30, 2026 735 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad Quashes Addition as AO Exceeded Limited Scrutiny Scope

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that the Assessing Officer exceeded the scope of limited scrutiny by treating capital gains as business income w...

June 27, 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 873 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 21555 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 264081 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 7452 Views 0 comment Print


Date of possession is considerable as actual purchase date for claiming exemption u/s 54

February 25, 2023 12540 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune held that as on the date of agreement, the building was not constructed, the date of possession will be considered as actual date of purchase for the purpose of claiming exemption under section 54 of the Income Tax Act.

Exemption u/s 54 to extent of non-deposit of unutilized amount in ‘Capital Gain Account Scheme’ not available

February 19, 2023 13569 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that exemption under section 54 of the Income Tax Act not allowable to the extent of non-deposit of unutilized amount in Capital Gain Account Scheme. Only proportionate exemption allowed.

Section 54 Exemption- Allotment Letter date can be treated as Acquisition date

February 16, 2023 5352 Views 0 comment Print

Allotment letter by builder is date of acquisition of property as period of holding for determining whether capital asset is a long-term or a short-term

Amendments related to Capital Gain in Union Budget 2023-Simplified

February 11, 2023 17769 Views 2 comments Print

Section 54- Deduction on the capital gains arising from transfer of long term capital asset i.e. Residential House  if an assessee with in period of one year or two years after the date on which transfer took place purchased any residential property or with period of three years after that date constructed any residential property in India Irrespective of any threshold limit.

Section 50AA – Important Changes in Capital Gain with Effect from 1st April 2023

February 7, 2023 28497 Views 0 comment Print

As per the new section 50AA, the full value of the consideration received or accruing from the transfer, redemption, or maturity of a Market Linked Debenture will be deemed to be the capital gains arising from the transfer of a short-term capital asset.

Impact of Section 54/54F for founder of Startup who Sell Equity & Purchase residential house

February 6, 2023 4017 Views 1 comment Print

Learn about the impact of Section 54/54F on founders of start-ups who sell equity & purchase residential houses with a limit of max. INR 10 cr. from April 2024

Capital Gain Exemption under Section 54

February 4, 2023 36951 Views 2 comments Print

Take advantage of Section 54 of the Income Tax Act of India get tax exemptions on capital gains when you invest in a new residential property

Budget 2023 restricts section 54 & Section 54F exemption limit to Rs. 10 Crore

February 3, 2023 11187 Views 0 comment Print

It is proposed to impose a limit on the maximum deduction that can be claimed by the assessee under section 54 and 54F to rupees ten crore. It has been provided that if the cost of the new asset purchased is more than rupees ten crore, the cost of such asset shall be deemed to be ten crores. This will limit the deduction under the two sections to ten crore rupees.

Section 54 exemption eligible on brokerage for purchase of house property & on architect fees

January 29, 2023 4407 Views 0 comment Print

Renu Ratnakar Bhattacharya Vs CIT (Appeals) (ITAT Mumbai) It is the case of the assessee that at the time of purchase of house property the assessee paid brokerage to the tune of Rs.2,50,000/- at the rate of 1% of the agreement cost of the new property to one Mr. Rajesh Mahendru. The assessee brought on […]

Section 54 exemption not Allowable if Builder not Started Construction

January 27, 2023 4101 Views 0 comment Print

There is no evidence of any construction activity or of the fact that assessee has invested the proceeds in statutory deposits and then spent any proceeds of the sales consideration of two properties he had sold, into the construction over this plot. Thus the property in which part investments of capital gains was done continued to be plot for all purposes and intent, for the assessee in the period when construction was to atleast to be started, if not completed.

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