Exemption Under Section 54EC of Income Tax Act, 1961- Amendment, Articles, News Notifications, Judgments and Detailed Analysis at one place
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 : This article explains how Section 54EC allows exemption from long-term capital gains through investment in notified bonds. The key...
Income Tax : Learn about capital gains tax exemptions under Sections 54 to 54GB of the Income Tax Act, conditions for eligibility, and withdraw...
Income Tax : Comprehensive summary of capital gains—definition, classification, computation, exemptions, reinvestment reliefs, and procedures...
Income Tax : This report provides a consolidated overview of the critical monetary threshold limits stipulated under various sections of the In...
Income Tax : Representation against Extension of time limit under section 54 to 54GB without extension of Income Tax Return due date Vidarbha I...
Corporate Law : It has been decided to close the 54 EC capital gain bond issue 2022-23 of NHAI with Immediate effect. Accordingly, please ensure t...
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 : In furtherance of the existing proviso to section 54EC, a new proviso has been inserted to clarify that the investment made by an ...
Income Tax : The tribunal held that the holding period of the previous owner must be included when property is acquired through inheritance or ...
Income Tax : The ITAT Bangalore held that cash received as part of sale consideration for immovable property does not automatically attract pen...
Income Tax : The Tribunal ruled that compensation and hardship allowance received during redevelopment are capital receipts and cannot be taxed...
Income Tax : The Tribunal held that land cost must be allocated based on saleable/built-up area under the JDA, not total land area. It directed...
Income Tax : The issue was whether an appeal could be dismissed solely for delay without examining merits. The Tribunal held that where delay i...
Income Tax : Ministry of Finance notifies IREDA bonds issued post-July 9, 2025, as long-term specified assets under Section 54EC for income tax...
Income Tax : HUDCO bonds issued after April 1, 2025, notified as long-term assets under Section 54EC for capital gains exemption, usable for in...
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 : The Government of India in IEBR for FY 2022-23 have not mandated NHAI to raise funds from the market. Therefore. NHAI shall not is...
Income Tax : Central Government notifies Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited 54EC Capital Gains Bond issued by Indian Railway Finance Co...
Correctness of law laid down by Bombay High Court in Ace Builder 281 ITR 210 that deduction u/s 54EC is available to short-term capital gains computed u/s 50 doubted by ITAT Mumbai in the case of ITO Vs Legal Heir of Shri Durgaprasad Agnihotri although it has followed the Judgment of Bombay High Court as required to maintain judicial discipline.
ITAT Mumbai held in ITO Vs Legal Heir of Shri Durgaprasad Agnihotri that to respect the decision given by jurisdictional Hon’ble High Court in CIT vs. Ace Builders (P.) Ltd. [2006] 281 ITR 210 (Bom) it was upholding the decision given by CIT(A) that the exemption u/s 54EC
ITAT Mumbai has held in the case of C.R. developments Vs. JCIT that time limit for investment is six months from the date of transfer and even if such investment falls under two financial years, the benefit claimed by the assessee cannot be denied.
In the case of ACIT Vs Shri Kamlakar Moghe it was held by Nagpur Bench of Bombay HC that deduction u/s 54EC can be claimed by the assessee despite making the investment in REC bonds beyond six months if the delay was due to non-availability of the REC Bonds.
Where the landowner and builder execute joint development agreement, if the consideration is receivable in built-up area to be constructed and handed over by the builder to the landowner, it is advisable to avoid the applicability of section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act. This can be achieved by mentioning in the agreement that license is granted to the builder to enter the premises and construct the building. The possession is retained by the landowner, which will be handed over as and when the built-up area is constructed and delivered. By this stipulation, the transfer will take place only in the year in which the built-up area is received and not before.
Whether the assessee firm can get the benefit of Sec. 54EC, even though an investment in respect of capital gain is made by the two partners individually in the notified securities e. bonds issued by the Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. (RECL)?
Capital gains exemption on investment in Specified Bonds The existing provisions contained in sub-section (1) of section 54EC of the Act provide that where capital gain arises from the transfer of a long-term capital asset and the assessee has, within a period of six months, invested the whole or part of capital gains in the […]
Section 54- Investment in residential house Several disputes are in existence as to whether an assessee can buy more than one house under provisions of section 54 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. In the recent times High Courts and ITAT have taken a consistent view that in order to avail the exemption u/s 54 of […]
Certification of deductions claimed under section 54, 54F, 54EC etc a) At present deductions u/s 54, 54F, 54EC etc. are not subject to any audit or certification. The possibility that the assessee claims inaccurate amount of deduction under such provisions cannot be ruled out. In order to reduce such possibility of furnishing of inaccurate particulars […]
Section 54EC-Capital gain not to be charged on investment in certain bonds Section 54EC provides that the capital gains arising from the transfer of a long term capital assets will be exempt, if the whole or part of the capital gain, is invested in the long term specified assets at any time within a period […]
