Query on gifted money

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My father is getting a large sum of money from selling his ancestral property. He is planning to gift me this entire amount. Now does he have to pay any capital gains tax. Do i reflect this amount in my IT return as gifted amount. i understand that no tax has to be paid on gifted amount from blood relations like parents.
 
kindly advise, how do i go about it. 
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kinra ji

 

if ur father gifts your the money this is not taxable for u

but your father cannot get exemption from tax just by gifting you the money. 

He shall have to invest the Capital Gains in Bonds to save the Long Term Capital Gains Tax. 

Note : The Investmet should be made within Six months from the Date of Sale of Property.

 

 

Regards,

Devendra Kulkarni

U dont have to pay any tax. However u and ur father must show detail in incometax return. This is my practical view......
Your father have to say capital gain tax on his sale of property. Further, when he transfers this proceed to you as gift, then it is exempt. You should also show it in your return.


Gifts from relatives :-

Gifts received from any relatives, as defined under the Act, is not taxable. relatives include spouse of the individual; brother or sister of the individual; brother or sister of the spouse of theindividual; brother or sister of either of the parents of the individual; any lineal ascendant or descendant of the individual; any lineal ascendant or descendant of the spouse of the individual; and the spouse of the person referred to as aforesaid.

 

In this case no taxability...but if you sell your property afterwards...indexation will be counted from the dated when your father gifted you the prorerty...

Originally posted by : Aryan Singhania


Gifts from relatives :-

Gifts received from any relatives, as defined under the Act, is not taxable. relatives include spouse of the individual; brother or sister of the individual; brother or sister of the spouse of theindividual; brother or sister of either of the parents of the individual; any lineal ascendant or descendant of the individual; any lineal ascendant or descendant of the spouse of the individual; and the spouse of the person referred to as aforesaid.

 

In this case no taxability...but if you sell your property afterwards...indexation will be counted from the dated when your father gifted you the prorerty...

Indexation will start from the time the father became owner of the ancestral house and not from the date the property was gifted to the current assessee. Relied on the cases Mrs. Pushpa Sofat vs. ITO 81 ITD 1 and Smt. Meena Devgan vs. ITO, 117 TTJ 121 which are on similar lines.

i thank each one of you for the prompt reply, but i still do not see a solution. I guess you all are specialist in this field unlike me who is a doctor see lot of complications but not like these. Once my father gets the money from ancesteral sale of property, can he open a capital gains account in nationalised bank. then within 2 years he can buy a new property in which i can be one of the co-owner. This way he can save capital gains tax, but then does this property in which i am a co-ownner (registered in our names) attract any income tax from my side

i thank each one of you for the prompt reply, but i still do not see a solution. I guess you all are specialist in this field unlike me who is a doctor see lot of complications but not like these. Once my father gets the money from ancesteral sale of property, can he open a capital gains account in nationalised bank. then within 2 years he can buy a new property in which i can be one of the co-owner. This way he can save capital gains tax, but then does this property in which i am a co-ownner (registered in our names) attract any income tax from my side

Originally posted by : Prateek Kinra

i thank each one of you for the prompt reply, but i still do not see a solution. I guess you all are specialist in this field unlike me who is a doctor see lot of complications but not like these. Once my father gets the money from ancesteral sale of property, can he open a capital gains account in nationalised bank. then within 2 years he can buy a new property in which i can be one of the co-owner. This way he can save capital gains tax, but then does this property in which i am a co-ownner (registered in our names) attract any income tax from my side


He can claim the exemption upto the amount invested by him. It does not matter if you are the co owner or not. Moreover, you could also plan to buy the property in the name of the HUF as it is money coming out of ansestral property.

As the money legally belongs to the family you can open up an account in the name of the HUF itself. Capital Gains also will be charged in the name of the HUF. You can obtain a PAN, open a Capital Gains account in the name of the HUF and also file the returns claiming the exemption.

On investing the money in the property that you are contemplating you can also hold the property in the name of the family i.e. HUF. Any income from such property will also be charged in the name of the HUF hence you will be quite benefited there as well.

 

Regards,

mrpraveen @ live.com

invest the amount in residential property..it ll save tax n also gud 4 investmeant as best growth in real estate...n gifts 4m family is not taxable...

Clubbing of income should be attracted here, and you are not liable for any tax on gifted money however your father is liable to pay tax. But if you earn some income or profit out of such gift money that such income and profit will be added to your income and you  are liable for tax.

i need to know that...if my brother (a salaried employee  in Dubai ) tranfers a sum of Two lakhs per month  in my indian saving account as gift.

here i know the fact that it not taxable for me...but can any one let me know that , how i should  show it in my ITR. ( i m  a salaried employee in  india )


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