Exemption u/s 54

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04 August 2011 my clinet has sold a residential flat in april 2011 . now in the f.y. 2010 -2011 his brother's wife has made a payment to the builder . and at the year end on 31/03/2011 his brother's wife has gifted the whole amount which she paid to builder as a gift to his husband brother . Now in the may 2011 the the agreement for hosue property is registered in the name of my client . so can he claim an emexption u/s54 for a residential property which is registered in his name .


04 August 2011 sold or purchased?

if purchased then there is no complication, provided the proceeds of LTCG is used to acquire the new property.

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05 August 2011 thanks Mr. U.S. Sharmaji

But in the above case my client has not purchased the new property .

1. Suppose : original property is sold in the name of Mr. X on april 2011 . and he has and LTCG of Y amount .

2. In the Year ended 31st march 2011 Mr. X Babhi has paid an amount to builder in the f.y. 10 -11 and on last day i.e on 31st march 2011 she gifts that whole amount to his husband's brother merely a book entry and in the book of Mr.X will receive a gift of Money which was paid to Builder and in the books of Mr. X he shows as an advance paid to builder and credit a capital by showing the gift received from Babhi .

3. Mr X Solds a his own property which was purchased in year 2002 and has arrived a LTCG in the books . Now he makes a registration on a new property which was gifted (by way of above adjustment) by his babhi . can he claim an exemption u/s 54 of I.T. Act .

My query is can Mr. X is eligible to get a exemption u/s 54 of I.T. Act though he as not paid a single rupee to the builder . or the capital gain money is not reinvested in the house property

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05 August 2011 as the LTCG proceeds are not used to acquire a new property, so it can not be eligible to claim sec 54 benefit.

he has two choices
1) to pay tax @ 20% after indexation benefit
2) to deposit the LTCG proceeds in LTCG account to defer the tax.

05 August 2011 No benefit can be availed



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