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1. According to sec 54 exemption will be available if the consideration from the sale of residential property is used to purchase another residential property within a period of 1 year before or 2 years after or in case of construction of residential property within a period of 3 years from the date of transfer.
2. In your case, if the sale consideration is utilized for acquiring a new residential property within a period of 2 years after the same of the residential property then to the extent of such investments, exemption u/s 54 will be applicable.
3. In that case, there will not be any capital gains to the extent of investments in new residential property.
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