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                   38 Points
                   Joined March 2007
                
               
			  
			  
             
			
			
			
            
           KINDLY LET ME KNOW, WHETHER AN OFFICE PREMISES, A FLAT ( IN A POSH RESIDENTIAL AREA) WHICH WAS USED BY THE PARTNERS FOR THEIR OFFICIAL PURPOSE, AND ALSO CLAIMED DEPRECIATION  BENEFITS ON THE PREMISES, CAN BE TRANSFERRED IN THE NAME OF A PARTNER, FOR HIS PERSONAL USE.  IF THE FLAT IS SOLD TO SUCH A PARTNER, FOR A PRICE MORE THAN THE BOOK VALUE, AND THE RESULTANT PROFIT IS WHETHER TO BE TREATED AS A CAPITAL GAIN OR AS A BUSINESS PROFIT OF THE PARTNER SHIP FIRM.  THE PREMISES IN THE QUESTION IS USED MORE THAN 36 MONTHS.