Capital gain a/c

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VIVEK SINGH (Querist)
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20 February 2012 Dear sir,
My query is that, whether it is necessary to open a capital gain a/c to deposit consideration amount after the sale of a property till the purchase of new property or the assessee can deposit the same amount even in his ordinary saving a/c.
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CA Siddhartha Bhardwaj

CA Siddhartha Bhardwaj (Expert)
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22 February 2012 If the assessee is unable to invest the amount in the house property before the due
date of filing of return, then it is mandatory to deposit the amount in a capital gain account scheme to claim exemption u/s 54/54F.

This has been done to ensure that the assessee does not use the amount for any other purpose.