10 August 2011
You have sold a land for 50.00 lac. Capital Gain is 40.00 lac. . You have to ascertain first - Whether the land has been used for the purpose of Agriculture within the 2 preceding years. Now you purchase an agriculture land of Rs. 20.00 lacs. 54B will exempt half of your capital gain. . Now 20.00 lac CG is still taxable. You Opt Section 54F. Here you have to proportionately invest Rs 25.00 lac to get exemption of CG of 20.00 lac. . The Gain which is arising on the Agriculture land should be of a Long Term Capital Asset ( 3 years holding). . In that way you can get exemption in both the sections. . Pl hav views of experts also.