When a father gifts land to his son and passes away shortly after, the IT department may issue tax notices. While the gifted land itself isn't considered inherited and can't be seized for the father's tax, his legal heirs are responsible for settling any outstanding tax liabilities. If heirs received no assets from the father's estate, their liability is generally limited, especially if the father's only asset was the gifted land.
27 June 2023
A Father transfer his land to son as gift and dies a few months later. While scrutiny by IT department the father is liable to pay tax on certain income and send notice to deceased father. Whether the land which was received by son as gift will be considered as inherited and will be liable to be disposed to pay tax ?