Applicability of Section 64(1) and Section 54F of the Income Tax...

Applicability of Section 64(1) and Section 54F of the Income Tax Act. Section 64(1) allows for the inclusion of a dependent spouse's income in the assessee's taxable income. The Tribunal held that the assessee's wife was dependent, and her income was rightly included in the assessee's return u/s 64(1). Regarding Section 54F, which provides exemption from long-term capital gains on the sale of a residential property if the proceeds are invested in another residential property, the Tribunal held that the investment in two adjacent flats by the assessee's wife qualified as a single residential unit. Therefore, the assessee was eligible for the exemption u/s 54F, despite the amendment restricting it to one residential unit from April 1, 2015. The Tribunal relied on previous judicial precedents and allowed the assessee's appeal.