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Various Threshold Limits under Income Tax Act

Income Tax : A consolidated guide to Income-tax Act threshold limits for AY 2026-27 covering exemptions, deductions, TDS, TCS, compliance and p...

July 4, 2026 369776 Views 44 comments Print

Allowances / Exemptions Under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Explore the latest exemptions, deductions and allowances available under the Income-tax Act for AY 2026-27. The guide covers salar...

July 4, 2026 491689 Views 40 comments Print

Section 54F vs Section 86: Has Anything Really Changed?

Income Tax : The Income Tax Bill, 2025 renumbers Section 54F as Section 86 while retaining the existing conditions, computation, and exemption ...

July 2, 2026 489 Views 0 comment Print

Various Income Tax exemptions available against Capital Gains

Income Tax : Learn the exemptions available under Sections 54 to 54GB of the Income-tax Act, including eligible investments, timelines, exempti...

June 30, 2026 7884 Views 0 comment Print

Taxation of Capital Gain in India – FAQs

Income Tax : This guide explains the taxation of capital gains, computation methods, capital assets, and transfer provisions under the Income-t...

June 24, 2026 496411 Views 165 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 11793 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 3225 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 15996 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 32715 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 77535 Views 20 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Karnataka HC Quashed Reassessment as It Was Based on Mere Change of Opinion

Income Tax : Karnataka High Court held that reopening a completed scrutiny assessment without fresh tangible material is impermissible as it am...

July 3, 2026 252 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54/54F Exemption Allowed despite Non-CGAS Deposit if Sale Proceeds Invested in House on Time

Income Tax : ITAT held that exemption under Sections 54/54F cannot be denied where sale proceeds are invested in a residential house within the...

July 3, 2026 579 Views 0 comment Print

Indexed Cost Can’t Be Reduced When Entire Property Rights Are Surrendered: ITAT Pune

Income Tax : ITAT held ₹33 crore settled rights over the entire land, allowing full indexed acquisition cost and rejecting proportionate rest...

July 3, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Structural Improvements Qualify as Construction for Section 54F Deduction: ITAT Bangalore

Income Tax : ITAT held that substantial construction and structural improvements satisfied Section 54F. AO was directed to allow the deduction....

July 1, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54 Exemption Available for Every House Sold: Bengaluru ITAT

Income Tax : The ITAT held that Section 54 exemption must be examined separately for each residential house sold. The benefit cannot be restric...

June 30, 2026 735 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 873 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 21555 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 264081 Views 11 comments Print


Section 54F: Reinvestment in name of wife allowed but not in the name of son

January 6, 2020 6390 Views 0 comment Print

Sakharam Bhondve Vs ITO (ITAT Pune) The issue under consideration is whether the deduction u/s 54F for reinvestment against Capital gain in the name of wife and son will be allowed or not? As per the judgement of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Kamal Wahal (supra): “It also noted that a […]

Section 54F | Booking of bare shell of a flat | Construction or Purchase

January 2, 2020 2940 Views 0 comment Print

Booking of bare shell of a flat was a case of construction of house property and not purchase, and since construction had been completed within three years of sale of original asset, assessee was duly entitled to deduction under section 54.

Analysis of Section 54, 54EC and 54F- Exemption from Long Term Capital Gains

December 18, 2019 113361 Views 22 comments Print

The persons having long-term capital gain can avail exemption under various sections by making prescribed investments. The long-term capital gains are usually taxed @ 20%. This tax can be saved by making investments as per section 54, 54EC and 54F. Section 54: Profit on sale of property used for residence: Capital gain arising on transfer of […]

Section 54 deduction cannot be denied for claiming under Section 54F

December 6, 2019 1704 Views 0 comment Print

If that is the case, the deduction claimed by the assessee should have been allowed under the correct provision. Merely because the assessee has claimed deduction under section 54F of the Act, by treating the flat as a commercial property, assessee’s claim of deduction under section 54 of the Act cannot be disallowed if the assessee fulfills the conditions of section 54 of the Act.

Leased property exceeding 12 year eligible for Section 54F exemption

December 6, 2019 7854 Views 0 comment Print

Shri N. Ramaswamy Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) A bare reading of Section 2(47)(vi) of the Act shows that the agreement or arrangement which has the effect of transferring or enabling the enjoyment of immovable property, has to be considered as transfer in relation to capital asset. In this case, there was a perpetual lease agreement […]

AO cannot reject Section 54 exemption if amount was deposited in capital gain deposit account

October 30, 2019 1689 Views 0 comment Print

whether AO is correct in holding that the assessee was not entitled exemption u/s.54 of the Act by rejecting the claim of the assessee to have deposited in capital gain deposit account?

Unutilized amount in Capital Gain A/c can be withdrawn post Tax deduction

October 9, 2019 4938 Views 1 comment Print

If only a part of the amount deposited in the Capital Gains Account Scheme is utilized for the construction or purchase of a new asset within the specified time, income tax is chargeable on the unutilized amount.

Section 54F | Holding period | Computation from allotment or possession date

September 7, 2019 3636 Views 0 comment Print

 As allotment of property was final and payment of purchase consideration had been duly made before allotment, therefore, holding period of property had to be computed from the date of allotment, and not from the date of taking delivery of possession which was only a follow-up action.

Section 54F exemption if Sale Proceed not invested in Specified Govt Scheme but Property purchased within Three Years

August 15, 2019 2133 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Vijay Chaudhary Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Whether the assessee invests the entire sales consideration in construction of a residential house within three years from the date of transfer can he be denied exemption under Section 54F on the ground that he did not deposit the said amount in capital gains account scheme before the […]

CIT(A) cannot enhance income based on sources not considered during assessment

August 11, 2019 3093 Views 0 comment Print

Enhancement u/s 251 (1) (a) is prohibited on the issues which have not at all been considered by AO during assessment proceedings, therefore, CIT (A) had exceeded his jurisdiction in enhancing the income of assessee by considering the new sources of income not at all considered by AO.

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