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Long term capital gains on sale of property

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nandan g

Dept Head

24 Points Joined November 2013

sir,

My father bought a flat in a co-op housing society in 1975 and nominated 4 sons as nominees.After his demise the 1st nominee became member of the society.Now we intend to sale the flat.Ideally the sale deed will be between the member & the buyer wherein the 1st nominee wud get the proceeds of the sale and wud invest in his name for Long Term Capital Gain and distribute between other nominees after 3 years.Is there any way out wherein all the 4 nominees get the sale proceeds from the buyer directly and they invest individually for LTCG. Kindly advice. Thx. nandan

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Mihir

Wealth Manager

5293 Points Joined December 2008

Nominee is not an sole owner, which means that nominee will be a care-taker, a trustee of the flat until a settlement is reached amongst the legal heirs. If there are 4 sons, then each is entitled to be 25% owner of the flat. They need not be proper members of the society. They may draft a settlement deed wherein they all agree, declare and confirm that all 4 sons are the legal heirs and rightful owners of the flat. If all 4 sons can wait longer, then they may even opt for succession certificate or letter of administration from the high court. Submit the settlement deed to the society. The remaining 3 sons may submit form 7 and become associate member of the flat. Upon sale of the flat, all 4 sons shall be beneficiary of the sale proceeds by entering their names in the sale agreement along with their 25% share. Each should receive the sale proceeds directly from the buyer or else the first member will have to alone bear full long term capital gain tax.