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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 34497 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 66 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 834 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


Once AO conducted adequate inquiry, invocation of section 263 is unsustainable

May 27, 2022 1197 Views 0 comment Print

We are of the view that since the issue raised in the show-cause notice has already been examined by the ld. Assessing Officer in detail by conducting adequate enquiry calling for material evidence and other documents supporting the claim of deduction under section 54F of the Act, proper application of mind and taken a plausible view in light of the settled judicial precedence as referred by the ld. counsel for the assessee, there remains no scope for the ld. PCIT to invoke the jurisdiction under section 263 of the Act.

Section 54F Exemption allowable even if new residential house is purchased in wife’s name

May 25, 2022 21954 Views 0 comment Print

We observed that the exemption was claimed U/s 54F of the Act on this account is Rs. 6,33,190/-. It is further noticed that the Assessing Officer has not disputed the purchase of new house in the name of wife of the assessee though the claim was denied by the AO.

Section 54F exemption not allowable if no property purchased or constructed within stipulated period

May 23, 2022 2829 Views 0 comment Print

Asha Bhausaheb Thube Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) Section 54F of the Act requires assessee to purchase new residential house within a period of Two years after the date of Sale or construct within a period of Three years. In this case, it is a fact that assessee has neither purchased nor constructed a residential house […]

No Section 54 exemption on Gain on Sale of industrial plot of land with office-cum-residential structure

May 23, 2022 9519 Views 0 comment Print

Chain Singh Mundra Vs ITO (ITAT Chandigarh) In the instant case, the limited dispute relates to whether the assessee has transferred a residential house or not. On perusal of the Sale Deed executed by the assessee, it is noticed that what has been transferred is an industrial plot No.C-10 alongwith construction thereon situated at Sector […]

Section 271(1)(c) penalty not leviable for mere denial of section 54F Deduction

May 18, 2022 1059 Views 0 comment Print

Vikram Kalra Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) It is the case of the assessee that the provisions of Section 54F are beneficial in nature and the Courts have always accorded liberal interpretation and a small delay of few days have been condoned for the eligibility purposes. Even otherwise, in these circumstances, the imposition of penalty on […]

Section 54F: Date of allotment will be treated as date of acquisition

May 10, 2022 3627 Views 0 comment Print

ACIT Vs Keyur Hemant Shah (ITAT Mumbai) Upon perusal, the undisputed facts that emerges are that the assessee has acquired the rights in a duplex flat on 1 2th & 1 3th floor front facing the road admeasuring 1961.75 Square Feets & terrace measuring 881.5 Square Feets as per the attached layout plan along with […]

Section 54F Deduction not deniable for mere mention of Name of Spouse in Purchase deed

May 8, 2022 1854 Views 0 comment Print

Y. Manjula Reddy Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) The next impediment in the minds of the tax authorities was that the plot was purchased jointly in the name of the assessee and her husband and hence it should be held that both held 50% right each and hence the assessee could have purchased only her husband’s […]

ITAT allows Section 54F Exemption to Actor Sanjay Dutt

April 30, 2022 1299 Views 0 comment Print

Sanjay S. Dutt Vs ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) The solitary issue urged in the present appeal by the ld. Representative for the assessee is with regard to assessee’s claim of exemption under section 54F of the Act. Undisputedly, the assessee was joint owner of property having 27% share. The 73% share in property was that of […]

Section 54 exemption eligible on Expense for making house habitable

April 30, 2022 2112 Views 0 comment Print

Hiren Himmatsingh Rathod Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) It is a fact that the assessee had incurred the cost for making the new property inhabitable before taking over possession of the same but considering the provision of the act we do not find any embargo in granting relief to the assessee under Section 54 of the […]

Section 54F exemption against sale of jewellery, acquisition of which was unproved- ITAT upheld additions

April 24, 2022 2754 Views 0 comment Print

Kiran Bala Gupta Vs DCIT (ITAT Hyderabad) During the course of scrutiny assessment proceedings, it was observed by the learned AO that the assessee has declared long term capital gains of Rs.31,29,215/- towards sale of jewellery and claimed deduction u/s 54F of the Act against investment made in construction of house. Assessee was asked to […]

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