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ITAT- Held that, benefit of deduction under Section 54F of the IT Act cannot be denied to the Respondent merely on the ground that conveyance deed has not yet been got registered particularly when the Respondent is proved to be in possession of the property in question out of which the Respondent was already owner in possession of 1/3rd share since 2008 after making a complete payment of the sale consideration to the vendors and has duly proved possession over the property by way of electricity and water charges bills.
Exemption under Section 54 of the Act is dependent on the date of acquisition of the property and not on the date of payment made in respect of such property. It is also noteworthy to mention that to claim an exemption under Section 54F of the Act, it is not necessary that the same sale consideration should be used for construction of a new house property.
Article deals with Exemption from Long Term Capital Gain Tax under Section 54, 54EC, 54F of Income Tax Act, 1961. Article explains on Sale / Purchase of which Asset under which section exemption is eligible, condition for such exemption, Quantum of Deduction and Exceptions to Exemption under Section 54, 54EC, 54F of Income Tax Act, […]
Avtar Krishen Jalla Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) As per the provisions of Section 54, the assessee has to utilize the amount deposited in the capital gain account for the purpose of purchase or construction of the new asset within the specified time for availing the benefit of capital gain. Here the assessee has made payments […]
Manoj Singhal Vs PCIT (ITAT Delhi) On going through the details, we find that the deduction claimed u/s 54F was Rs.6,12,10,100/- whereas the deduction eligible was Rs.6,11,19,500/-. Thus, there is a computational difference of Rs.90,600/- in the claim of deduction u/s 54F which could have been rectified u/s. 154. The provisions of section 263 need […]
Shivratan Shrigopal Mundada Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune) We do not find any relevance of the ‘completion of construction’ insofar as the exemption u/s.54F is concerned. What the section requires is that the assessee purchases a new residential house or “has within a period of three years, after the date constructed, one residential house in India.” […]
As we all are aware that both Section 54 & Section 54F deal in investment in house property on sale of residential house or any asset other capital asset. There are certain similarities and differences between both these sections which are narrated below for easy understanding and shall be useful for everyone who is interested in this topic.
Dipal Suresh bhai Patel Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) The case of the Revenue is this that the unutilized amount of sale consideration since not deposited in the capital gain account within the time limit prescribed under Section 139 of the Act, benefit of claim of capital gain under Section 54F cannot be extended to the […]
Mahendrasingh Ramsingh Jadav Vs. ITO (ITAT Bangalore) Assessee gets a right to the impugned property on the date of allotment letter, i.e., on 22.02.2006 and payment of instalment as per the terms is only a follow up action and taking delivery of possession is only a formality. Therefore, reckoning the period from 22.02.2006, i.e. the […]
We also hold that the assessee is eligible for deduction U/s 54F of the Act in respect of residential house property purchased in the name of his wife.
