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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 180 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


ICAI requests for extension of various Income-tax due dates

December 18, 2020 77418 Views 20 comments Print

Direct Taxes Committee of ICAI has Request(s) for extension of various due dates under Income-tax Act, 1961 especially Tax Audit Reports and related returns including Income Tax Return Forms for AY 2020-21 to Chairman, Central Board of Taxes.  Full text of the Representation is as follows:- Request(s) for extension of various due dates under Income-tax […]

Section 54 exemption allowable if more than one unit adjacent to each other were as a single residential house

December 5, 2020 10350 Views 0 comment Print

In section 54 was  transfer of a long term capital asset’ being the residential house referred to a residential house which might comprise more than one building or buildings structure; but the same were used as a single residential house. Thus, even if more than one unit were adjacent to each other and were being used as a single residential house by assessee and his family members, the same would be considered as residential house u/s 54 and entitled to exemption.

No section 54 Deduction denial for mere Non-Completion of Construction of New House

November 20, 2020 4338 Views 1 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the CIT(Appeals) was justified in denying the benefit of deduction to assessee u/s. 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961?

Appellate Authorities can accept Additional Claim under Section 54

October 22, 2020 1341 Views 0 comment Print

Smt. Monika Jain Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) The issue under consideration is whether the additional claim (section 54 exemption Claim) will be allowed to be presented in front of appellate authorities? ITAT states that, the Assessing Officer has been barred from accepting any new claims, but no such bar has been imposed on the appellate […]

Capital gains under Income Tax Act 1961

October 9, 2020 503742 Views 144 comments Print

Any Income derived from a Capital asset movable or immovable is taxable under the head Capital Gains under Income Tax Act 1961. The Capital Gains have been divided in two parts under Income Tax Act 1961. One is short term capital gain and other is long term capital gain.

Section 54 deduction allowed on Advance paid for Purchase of Property Prior to Sale of Old Capital Asset

October 1, 2020 13059 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the advance to the seller of flat prior to the date of sale of old capital asset will be eligible for claiming deduction u/s 54 under capital gains?

Deeming Fiction of Sec 50C can’t be brought into Section 54/54F Exemption

September 21, 2020 4014 Views 0 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether the Section 50C need to be complied at the time of computation of exemption u/s 54 or 54F?

Is Allotment Letter Adequate enough for section 54F exemption

September 19, 2020 14877 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about the adequacy of the allotment letter for claiming exemption under section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Understand the conditions and requirements for tax relief on capital gains.

Section 54/54F- Purchase of under construction flat from builder- Purchase or Construction?

September 14, 2020 36132 Views 1 comment Print

The issue under consideration is whether agreement for construction of house interpreted as agreement for purchase for availing benefits of deduction u/s 54F if construction completed within three years?

Taxation Must-Knows If Selling House

August 9, 2020 6324 Views 4 comments Print

Buying a house is a dream for each one of us. There are various tax incentives offered by government towards stimulating individuals to buy house property under ‘Housing for All’ Mission. However it is of vital importance to keep an eye on calendar to time it well when we want to sell house property since […]

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