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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


Deduction U/s. 54F cannot be claimed on Capital gains arising in the hands of spouse

February 7, 2018 1812 Views 0 comment Print

Deduction under section 54F was in respect of capital gain arising in the hands of wife of assessee, should have been claimed in the return of income filed by the wife of assessee, therefore, claim of assessee under section 54F was liable to be rejected.

Deduction u/s. 54F not available on unutilized consideration not deposited in specified accounts before due date

February 6, 2018 2181 Views 0 comment Print

Where assessee sold certain property and utilized a part of the consideration towards purchase of new house, however, failed to deposit unutilized consideration in specified accounts before due date under section 139(1), AO was justified in restricting deduction under section 54F proportionately.

All apartments received under development agreement would become one house for claim of section 54F/54

January 31, 2018 6807 Views 1 comment Print

Dr. Sudhir Naik (HUF) Vs. ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) Another contention is about claim of 54F/54. It was the contention that assessee has sold all the flats allotted to him and therefore, at the time of investing in the new house, he has no other house except this house. As seen from the agreements and the […]

Deduction U/s. 54F cannot be denied for construction of house on land owned by mother

January 25, 2018 12708 Views 0 comment Print

Merely because the new house is constructed on a plot of land owned by the mother of the assessee will not disentitle the assesee for claim of deduction u/s 54F of the Income Tax Act.

Section 54F deduction not allowable if Purchase of new property not concluded

January 25, 2018 2931 Views 0 comment Print

Mahesh Malneedi Vs ITO (ITAT Hyderabad) As far as the assessee is concerned, he was aware of the bank loan and also the default committed by the vendor in repaying the loan. Thus, the property was not without an encumbrance as on the date of filing of the return and there was no certainty of […]

Clarify whether acquisition of residential flat in ‘OAS’ is ‘purchase’ or ‘construction: ICAI

January 24, 2018 1470 Views 0 comment Print

Under Section 54 of the Income-tax Act, if an assessee who has earned a Capital Gain on sale of a residential house, has, within the prescribed period, purchased or constructed another residential house, then, to the extent of the cost of the new residential house, no tax in respect of such Capital Gain is payable.

Clarify Section 54 and 54F – Capital gains exemption in case of investment in ONE residential house property in INDIA: ICAI

January 14, 2018 8199 Views 1 comment Print

Section 54(1) has been amended by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2014 by substituting constructed, a residential house, with constructed, one residential house in India. Similar amendment is made in section 54F(1).

ICAI suggests Certification of deductions claimed U/s. 54, 54F, 54EC etc

January 14, 2018 2211 Views 0 comment Print

At present deductions u/s 54, 54F, 54EC etc. are not subject to any audit or certification. The possibility that the assessee claims inaccurate amount of deduction under such provisions cannot be ruled out.

Deduction U/s. 54F on Unutilized amount not deposited in CGAS before due date

January 9, 2018 4137 Views 0 comment Print

Where investment in a new residential house was made within three years from date of transfer of assets, exemption Under section 54F could not be denied on the ground that unutilized amount was not deposited in Capital Gains Account Scheme before due date prescribed under section 139(1).

Acquisition of flat in under construction building should be considered as Construction and not Purchase

January 1, 2018 4959 Views 1 comment Print

Booking of flat in an apartment under construction must also be viewed as a method of constructing residential tenements. Commencement of construction is not relevant for the purpose of sec. 54 and it is only the completion of construction.

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