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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 255 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 576 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


Section 54 exemption cannot be denied to HUF merely for purchase of property in the name of member

October 17, 2022 8196 Views 0 comment Print

ITO Vs Shri Ramesh Kumar (HUF) (ITAT Bangalore) It should be kept in mind that the Hindu Law does not recognize a joint Hindu family or coparcenery as a juristic personality capable of holding property and as an entity separate from the members of the family. The true position in law is that all the […]

Land appurtenant to building – No rider under section 54 on size of land

October 13, 2022 13650 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 does not put any rider that deduction in respect of investment in acquisition of land appurtenant to building will not quality for exemption.

Section 54 Capital gain exemption cannot be denied for claim under section 54F & non-filing of revised return

August 30, 2022 6357 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Capital gain exemption cannot be denied for claim under section 54F & non-filing of revised Income Tax return

Decoding Sections 54 and 54F of Income-Tax Act, 1961

August 23, 2022 54729 Views 1 comment Print

Sections 54 and 54F of Income tax Act, 1961 contain the provisions for claiming the deduction relating to long-term capital gains on the sale of house property and other capital assets and reinvestment while purchasing of residential house property.

Section 54: Land value includible in cost of new residential house

August 19, 2022 7557 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Cost of new residential house includes cost of land construction materials labour & other cost of construction of residential house

Section 54/54F exemption cannot be disallowed merely for closure of capital gain account without NOC of AO

August 13, 2022 1722 Views 0 comment Print

Closer of capital gain account without NOC of AO, the broad provisions and compliance of law surpass the mere default in not taking prior permission of ITO before closer of account

Section 54 Deduction on Multiple Residential Houses allowable if Units are in Same Physical Location

August 1, 2022 2853 Views 0 comment Print

In the present case the claim of deduction under section 54 of the Act is for a residential house built up on three adjacent contiguous plots. He further observed that the principle of multiple residential houses/units holds good till these units are in same physical location and contiguous to each other.

Section 54F deduction eligible against new residential house acquired outside India

July 18, 2022 2499 Views 0 comment Print

Held that deduction u/s 54F is available against new residential house acquired outside India as provisions of section 54F doesn’t use the word ‘in India’.

Section 54 exemption denial on property purchases in Sons name- AO should follow view of jurisdictional HC

July 10, 2022 3240 Views 0 comment Print

Urmila Madhukar Ved Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) This appeal by the assessee emanates from the order passed by the CIT(Appeals)-7, Pune on 11-09-2019 in relation to the assessment year 2010-11. 2. The only issue raised in this appeal is against the denial of exemption u/s.54 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter also called ‘the Act’) […]

No section 54 deduction on Property purchased in the name of married daughter

July 9, 2022 10560 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had purchased property in the name of married daughter, although she was divorced, but she was an independent for purpose of the Income Tax Act. Therefore, benefit of deduction under section 54 cannot be allowed, when property has been purchased in the name of married daughter

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