Transfer ancestral property - good idea or not..?

Dear Sir(s),

My Grandmom owns our current property. it is 30 years old and on house tax papers, it is around 70K, the circle rate however is 1.5 Cr.

I understand the LTCG concept the exemption to which is, if property of same amount or higher is bought, no tax needs to be paid.

The question here is - Can she sell the property with original cost of 70K in 1.5 Cr. not buy another property inseat gift the money to her children (gift deed) and her children buy property on there name from the money received in gift as part of property she sold.

Thank you in advance..!

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If she sells the property in her name, she will be liable to long term capital gain, for which she is required to reinvest or pay tax on it. Gifting the sale proceeds to her legal heirs will not change the tax payable by her.

 

She can prepare a gift deed wherein she may gift the property to her legal heirs, and thereafter the legal heirs may sell the property and reinvest in another property in their own names to save tax.

 

Note: She must make a Will at the earliest.

Yes, if she sells such property she'll be liable to pay LTCG tax,

However, gifting such sale proceeds neither extinguish,relinquish nor sift the burden of tax...

Its better to invest such proceeds in sections 54,54EC,54GB to avoid capital gain tax...

That Helps.. Thank you so much for the advise..

That Helps.. Thank you so much for the advise..

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