inheritance

From now on, when you get a gift in kind, valued at more than Rs. 50,000, from your parents or other relatives, make sure you have a sworn affidavit declaring the donor your kin.The Central Board of Direct Taxes has ruled that any such gift will be taxable for the donee unless it is from relatives or given during occasions such as marriage or by way of inheritance. Full Article

The Income Tax Act 1961 (the Act) has been amended with effect from 1st October 2009 to provide that any gift-in-kind, being an immovable property or any other property, the value of which exceeds Rs.50,000 (rupees fifty thousand), will become taxable in the hands of the donee, being an individual or a Hindu Undivided Family [...] Full Article

If you are not sure about how your son will treat you in future, be careful about gifting your property to him. The Supreme Court has ruled that parents cannot take back land or property gifted to their children on the grounds of illtreatment by the offspring after they have received the gift. This means that if a couple gift their only dwelling unit to their son and the latter tries to evict them from that very house, there is little the law can do to help the old paren.. Full Article