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2013 (11) TMI 514 - AT - Income TaxDeduction u/s. 54F - Sale of property - Construction of house was substantially completed before the sale of capital asset which led to capital gain - Violation of conditions u/s 54F - Whether the cost of construction incurred by the assessee after the sale of capital asset, though the construction commenced before the sale and the construction completed within two years from the sale of capital asset is entitled for deduction u/s. 54F - Held that:- investment in residential house which would have taken place after the sale of existing capital asset is to be considered for deduction u/s. 54F of the Act as the investment in residential house would not only include the cost of purchase of the house but also the cost incurred in making the house habitable and an inhabitable premises, in our opinion, cannot be equated with a residential house. If a person cannot live in the premises, then such premises cannot be considered as a residential house. In case of semi-finished house, the assessee will have to invest huge money on finishing the house to make it habitable. The investment in new property made by the assessee is not entitled for deduction u/s. 54F of the Act to the extent made before the sale of property. Only that portion of investment made in the new property in accordance with section 54F of the Act is entitled for deduction u/s. 54F of the Act. Accordingly, we direct the assessee to furnish the details of investment made by the assessee in the construction of new residential building after the sale of existing property before the due date of filing of return of income u/s. 139(1) of the Act. The Assessing Officer shall consider that investment made by the assessee in the construction of new property after the sale of existing property in terms of section 54F of the Act. Accordingly, the issue is remitted back to the file of the Assessing Officer for the purpose of quantification of deduction u/s. 54F of the Act - Decided in partly favour of assessee for statistical purposes.
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