Deduction U/s. 54F for Property purchased in name of individual co-parcener by HUF

Grandhi Nageswara Rao (HUF) Vs ACIT (ITAT Visakhapatnam) As regards the investment made in the individual capacity, even though HUF is an independent assessable unit under Income Tax Act, under the common law, HUF cannot be considered to be a legal entity. The HUF has to be represented through any one of the coparceners. Therefore, when the assessee HUF invested the funds in the name of any one of the coparcener, it has to be construed that the investment was made in the name of HUF. When the nucleus of the HUF fund was used for purchase of a property in the name of any one of the copar...