28 September 2011
An assessee is having Vacant land and also a residential property. both are long term assets. He sells the vacant land and is earning long term capital gains.Now the issue is can the assessee demolish the existing residential property and construct a new residential property in the same place out of proceeds of sale of vacant land.can he still claim exemption under sec 54F.
Assume that sale proceeds are utilised only for construction of property and not for demolition...