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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 1026 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 9354 Views 0 comment Print

Commercial Property Not a Residential House for Section 54F Exemption: ITAT Chennai in Kesavan Vanithamani Vs. ITO

Income Tax : Tribunal held that a commercial tannery cannot be treated as a residential house merely because rent is taxed under “House Prope...

February 18, 2026 891 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54F Deduction Allowed as Under-Construction Villas are not Residential Houses

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that incomplete villas incapable of occupation and held as business assets do not amount to residential houses. ...

December 17, 2025 6417 Views 0 comment Print

Exemptions from Capital Gains: A Comprehensive Guide

Income Tax : Learn about capital gains tax exemptions under Sections 54 to 54GB of the Income Tax Act, conditions for eligibility, and withdraw...

November 11, 2025 34500 Views 3 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 11661 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 3192 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 15921 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 32580 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 77400 Views 20 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


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 69 Views 0 comment Print

Section 148 Proceedings Invalid When Based on Previously Considered Information

Income Tax : The Court held that reassessment cannot be initiated on issues already examined during scrutiny assessment. It ruled that reopenin...

April 26, 2026 843 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 168 Views 0 comment Print

No Need for CGAS Deposit If Entire Capital Gains Utilised Before Filing Return – Matter Remanded for Verification

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that deposit in the capital gains scheme is not required if the entire amount is invested before filing the retu...

April 24, 2026 357 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening on Change of Opinion Invalid: ITAT Quashes Entire Assessment

Income Tax : The Tribunal quashed reassessment proceedings as they were based on a mere change of opinion without any fresh tangible material. ...

April 18, 2026 159 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 768 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 21405 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 263664 Views 11 comments Print


Section 54F: Consideration is when assessee has completed residential house & not merely time of payments

November 21, 2022 2055 Views 0 comment Print

Bindu Premanandh Vs ADVS (Kerala High Court) CIT (Appeals) has not noted all the sequential events in the explanation given by the assessee. But has arrived at a quick finding for extending the relief under Section 54F of the Act. Turning to the findings of the Tribunal, we are of the view that the Tribunal […]

Adjoining residential houses constitutes a single unit for section 54/54F

October 26, 2022 2181 Views 0 comment Print

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. […]

Denial of exemption u/s 54F for mere technical default is unjustified

October 18, 2022 783 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that denial of exemption u/s 54F of the Income Tax Act for a mere technical default, beyond the control of assessee, in not getting the new property registered within the stipulated time period of two years is unjustified.

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

October 13, 2022 13509 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.

Order Passed By AO not Erroneous if passed After Duly Examining Claim of Assessee

October 3, 2022 1092 Views 0 comment Print

Where Assessing Officer, after following directions of Principal Commissioner regarding examining of claim made by assessee for exemption under section 54F, passed an assessment order under section 143(3) read with section 263 holding that assessee was eligible for exemption as it held only one residential property during year, subsequent revision order passed by Principal Commissioner setting aside impugned assessment order as erroneous and prejudicial to interest of revenue was to be quashed

Section 54F Exemption allowable if Property is of Commercial Nature

October 3, 2022 15837 Views 0 comment Print

In case, Assessing Officer finds that if property is accounted in books of firm M/s. S.P. Hospital as a commercial property and the property is used for the purpose of hospital, then the Assessing Officer is directed to allow deduction under section 54F of the Act.

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

August 30, 2022 6219 Views 0 comment Print

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

No section 54F deduction on Residential apartments used for commercial purpose

August 29, 2022 2478 Views 0 comment Print

D. Ravikumar Vs ACIT (ITAT Chennai) Held that two apartments owned for residential purpose are being used for commercial purposes as service apartments and hence needs to be excluded for the purpose of deduction u/s 54F. Facts- During financial year relevant to AY 2007-08, the assessee has sold property for consideration of Rs. 40 lakhs […]

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

August 23, 2022 54480 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 54EC deduction on Short Term Capital Gain from depreciable assets

August 14, 2022 5928 Views 0 comment Print

Article explains How to claim deduction under section 54EC on Short Term Capital Gain on depreciable assets held for more than 36 Months. 

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