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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 exemption eligible despite dispute or delay in getting flat

December 22, 2021 7305 Views 0 comment Print

When the taxing authorities intend to tax the whole sale consideration as taxable consideration which includes the portion of the cost of flat then the assessee has deemed to have paid for the flat as purchase consideration.

Section 54F exemption cannot be denied merely for purchase of property by HUF in members name

November 23, 2021 3795 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Vaidya Panalalmanilal (HUF) (Gujarat High Court) The materials on record would suggest that there was no dispute at the hands of the Revenue that the sale consideration arising out of the sale of the capital asset was used for acquisition of a new asset and that such newly acquired asset was also shown […]

Necessity to Start New House Construction After Original Assets Sale Date to Claim Section 54F Exemption?

November 23, 2021 6048 Views 0 comment Print

Kapil Kumar Agarwal Vs DCIT (ITAT Delhi) Whether It Is Necessary To Start Construction of New House After The Date of Sale of Original Assets For Claiming Exemption Under Section 54F Held that : Section 54F is a beneficial provision and should be liberally interpreted. An assessee who has purchased a house property is entitled […]

ITAT denies Section 54F exemption on 3 properties situated in different parts of City

November 23, 2021 981 Views 0 comment Print

Rakesh Garg Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) As per the details of the three properties in which the assessee has claimed to have invested sale consideration of the land in question, only one property i.e. at sl. no. 1 of the list reproduced in para ‘6’ above is a constructed house and two others are only […]

Deduction under Section 54F – Judicial Views

November 20, 2021 3837 Views 0 comment Print

The intention of the legislature has been watched and smelled by the Court & Tribunals. Benefit of section 54F is entitled to the legitimate assessee. Wide interpretation of the language of the section has been made and benefit has been allowed by the Tribunals. Deduction u/s  54F  fully allowable despite property purchase in joint names. […]

Section 54F(1) of Income Tax Act, 1961 with amendment from AY 2015-16

November 17, 2021 8160 Views 0 comment Print

Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), where, in the case of an assessee being an individual or a Hindu undivided family], the capital gain arises from the transfer of any long-term capital asset, not being a residential house (hereafter in this section referred to as the original asset), and the assessee has, within a […]

Section 54 & 54F of Income Tax Act-Capital Gains Exemption

November 8, 2021 75201 Views 4 comments Print

Hello readers, Today I will discuss Section 54 & section 54F exemptions in simplified manner as Income tax due dates approaching – Section 54 & section 54F of Income tax Act –deals with exemption from tax on LTCG only if used for purchase or construction of a house with in specified limits. There are similarities […]

Income tax Timelines related with house property

October 17, 2021 10986 Views 0 comment Print

The income tax laws provide various benefits in respect of house property be it for home loan or for claiming exemption for capital gains by investing in a residential house. If one is not aware of these timelines, one may just miss the tax benefits available under the tax laws. Let us discuss. Eligibility to […]

Section 54F exemption available on Multiple Flats obtained under JDA

October 7, 2021 15606 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT, Bengaluru Bench in the case of Smt. Nethravathi, Bengaluru vs ITO in ITA No.2630/Bang/2017 order dated 25.04.2018 wherein this Tribunal took the view that multiple flats obtained under JDA would be entitled to deduction under section 54F of the Act.

Independent Building with multiple Residential Units Eligible For Section 54F Exemption

September 24, 2021 4020 Views 0 comment Print

Ramaiah Harish Vs ITO (ITAT Bangalore) It was held that an independent building can have a number of residential units and it will not lose the character of one residential house.

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