Profit on sale of property used for residence.

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....e, the income of which is chargeable under the head "Income from house property" (original asset); and (b) has within one year before or two years after the date of such transfer purchased, or has within three years after that date constructed, one residential house in India (new asset), then, instead of the capital gain being charged to income-tax as income of the tax year in which th....

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....fer of the original asset, or is not utilised for the purchase or construction of the new asset before filing the return of income under section 263, then- (a) the unutilised amount shall be deposited in a specified bank or institution and utilised as per the scheme notified by the Central Government; (b) such deposit shall be made before the filing of the return and not later th....

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....ginal asset expires; and (b) the assessee shall be entitled to withdraw such unutilised amount in accordance with the scheme referred to in sub-section (2). (5) If the capital gains under sub-section (1) does not exceed two crore rupees, the assessee may, at his option, purchase or construct two residential houses in India, and where such option has been exercised,- (a) for th....