Conditions for claiming exemption under schedule 54F

Say I buy a house worth 1 Crore in the next 3 months and am expecting some long term capital gains in the next financial year (during Apr - June 2022), where the net consideration value (net selling value that resulted in the capital gains) is 3 lakhs.  As per Schedule 54F, I can claim exemption on the long term captial gains. However, my question is, in order to claim this exemption, do I need to spend the value I got from the capital gain on the house purchase / clearing the loan made for the purchase, or am I free to use that amount for any other investment, like buying some equity shares, and still be able to claim the exemption?

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This discussion clarifies the conditions for claiming exemption under Schedule 54F for long-term capital gains. To claim the exemption, the capital gains amount must either be used to purchase a new residential property within two years or deposited into a Capital Gains Account Scheme (CGAS) deposit. The funds deposited in the CGAS account must then be used for constructing a new house within the specified timeframe.

Either you can invest the amount in capital gains deposit account or you can use it in purchasing new residential property within 2 years from the date of transfer
No Sourav Gi,
Deposit in CGAS Account & Build a new house within 2 years of deposit -use the amount invested in CGAS Account for the construction.
There are two options available to you.
1.You can invest the amount in capital gain
Same answer I given above that either can be used
You can claim exemption u/s 54f on account of buying some equity shares or other investment. The only option is to deposit in CGAS account & buid a new house within 2 years with that amount
Yes agree with above comment

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