Hindu Undivided Family (‘HUF’) is treated as a ‘person’ under section 2(31) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (herein after referred to as ‘the Act’). HUF is a separate entity for the purpose of assessment under the Act. Under Hindu Law, an HUF is a family which consists of all persons lineally descended from a common ancestor and includes their wives and unmarried daughters. An HUF cannot be created under a contract, it is created automatically in a Hindu Family. Jain and Sikh families even though are not governed by the Hindu Law, but they are treated as HUF under the Act.
In this article, I am covering some important points related to HUF, its taxability and its assessments alongwith format of HUF creation deed.
1. Under the Income Tax Act, an HUF is a separate entity for the purpose of income tax return.
2. The same tax slabs are applicable to HUF as to individual assessee.
3. You can not transfer your own assets/money into HUF.
4. If you have ancestral property and earning some income from this property, then it is better to transfer this asset to HUF and save tax up to exemption limit applicable to individual.
5. You can transfer the money received on sale of ancestral property /assets into your HUF.
6. The income from property of HUF can be further invested in instruments such as shares, mutual funds, etc. and will be assessed under HUF.
7. Existence of property or multiple members is not a pre-requisite to create HUF. A family which does not own any property may still have the character of Hindu joint family. This jointness is understood in terms of faith and food. This is because as a Hindu is born as a member of the joint family.
8. Any gifts received by the members of HUF (birthday, marriage, etc.) can be treated as assets of HUF.
9. The HUF is taxable as separate person under income tax hence one can save tax from basic exemption of Rs. 2.5 lakh. HUF will also gain from the tax slab structure of computing income tax.
10. Apart from basic exemption of Rs. 2.50 lakh, section 80C deduction up to Rs. 1.50 lakh is also available.
11. For example, if you are in 30% tax bracket, then approx tax saving by creating an HUF will be as follows:
Note: An HUF is liable to pay Alternate Minimum Tax if the tax payable is less than 18.5 per cent (including cess and surcharge) of “Adjusted Total Income” subject to prescribed conditions.
12. The following incomes are not taxed as income of HUF:-
13. An HUF is recognized as a separate assessable entity under the Act. Its income may be assessed if following two conditions are satisfied:
Please note that Property obtained by daughter from joint family property would be her absolute property. Any income therefrom is chargeable to tax in her hands in the individual status only. This will also apply to any legal heir obtaining property in the capacity of a descendent.
DECLARATION
I, ____________________________ son Of ___________________________________ Residing at ____________________________________________ aged ___Adult do hereby declare-
I) Shri _____________________, Adult, Residing at _________________
II) Smt. _____________________, Adult, Residing at _________________
III) Kumari _________________-Minor, Residing at ___________________
WITNESS: Signature
FORMAT- II
[To be executed on Rs. 200 Stamp Paper in Maharashtra]
DECLARATION OF GIFT MADE BY ________________________
TO THE HINDU UNDIVIDED FAMILY OF ___________________
I, _____________________________, residing at _______________________ ____________________________________________________________, do hereby declare and affirm as under:
1. That out of natural love and affection borne by me towards the Hindu Undivided Family of ______________________________, I have made a gift of Rs.______ (Rupees _________________ only) as per the following details:
By Cheque No.________, dated __________, drawn on Bank ____________________, ________________ Branch, in favour of ________________________ HUF.
2. The above Gift has been duly accepted by ________________________, as Karta of his Hindu Undivided Family and has been duly acknowledged hereunder.
3. This Declaration of Gift is made to record the fact that I have made this Gift in favour of the Donee as above, who now has the absolute right, title and interest in the gifted amount.
Date: _____, 200 _____
(Signature of the Donor)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GIFT
I, ________________________, hereby acknowledge having received the above gift made to my Hindu Undivided Family by _________________________.
Date: ___________, 200__ ___________________
(Signature of the Donee
as Karta of his HUF)
(Republished with Amendments)
Also Read- Creation of HUF – Tax Planning Advantage
My father expired 15 years back. He had his own HUF and it was carved out of my grandfather’s HUF. The partial partition of my father’s HUF was done in 1985 and sanctioned by AO. But my father’s as well as my grandfather’s HUF did not had pancard. How can I get pancard issued for these HUF? Who can sign as donee?
HOW TO AMEND THE HUF DEED…
WHETHER IT TO EXECUTE NEW DEED OR AMENDMENT MADE IN OLD DEED
TAX SLAB RATE SHOWS 250000 TO [email protected]%IS Rs. 25000/-
The amount of tax for the above slab is 12500/-
please modify the amount mentioned above.
CAN YOU TELL US THE PROCEDURE OF CHANGE OF KARTA IN HUF? WHO CAN BE KARTA IN HUF IN CASE OF HUF CONSISTING OF HUSBAND,WIFE AND TWO SONS?
can an HUF render accounting services and earn fees.
i vinod mantora resideing in mumbai(Maharashtra) wants to give gift of Rs. 11000.00 ( Eleven Thousand Only to mr. Dharmesh parekh residing at Dholka (Gujrat ) due to love and affaction towards him and his family as karta of huf namely Dharmesh Manubhai Parekh H U F so how i can and how to make gift deed so the gift can be utilised for his h u f.He has not have any huf a/c . shall i give him gift so he can creat h u f I am not his relative. i am well wisher for his family
please help me.Vinod Mantora mobile no. 9322227361
hi send me PDF format
100 RS stamp paper
how to huf name creation deed format only
plz
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We have four floor in a single building and want to gift two floor out of those to HUF,its an ancestry property.
Which format we should use to form an HUF and to gift property in HUF from individual ?
Would it be legal as per Income Tax ?
Is it neccessary to make a deed everytime one makes a deposit into HUF.
For examples,
If my mother gives my HUF account a cheque of eg 2 lacs , Can I deposit it as is or do I need to make a deed to show a proper legitimate transaction.
Again if I have some amount in FD’S which I want to withdraw and deposit into my HUF account , do I need a to make a deed for that OR can i deposit cheque from mine to my HUF ACCOUNT AS IS.
Someone was saying with deed the transaction becomes permanent and we give up rights to that money , which cannot be taken back by us . Without deed it is a temporary transaction where one can take back the money any time and there is no legitimacy in transaction.This is then applicable for tax authorities .
PLEASE ADVISE AS DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO PROCEED.
if income was cross the limit of rs.10,00,000.00 then huf account apply service tax or not?
hi on wat value of stamp paper should a declaration deed be formed for an huf in new delhi 2) can a woman be a karta even if male is alive 3)if male is karta can it be provided in deed that the woman members also have the authority to manage funds, 4)is huf fd is made in name of karta huf or can be done in name of all adult members, 5)who can an huf make a nominee in its bank fds,6)after an huf is made after wat period can the karta relinquesh his right to management in favour of another member say his spouse who is the senior most after him
good to learn. But clarity require to understand exact procedure :
1.In case when Karta expired, whether new deed is require ? If no addition or deletion of family members.
2. In case if addition of members to be made after death of Karta, what is the procedure to be followed to keep bank account continue and to keep demat account continue ?
Awaiting your reply.
How much much amount can be gifted to HUF ,and by who all .What is the tax liability.
My father has transfered his HUF to me.
Can I make another HUF in my own name. i.e. can I have 2 HUF?
I Advise you while excuting HUF please go to Advocate . Not to CA.
Since C.A. has only expertise in tax laws , but Advocate has expertise in Hindu Law.
Tax laws are supplementry to main hindu law.
After 2000 there is no anscestral property system, as hindu law it dissolve automaticaly in individual share
i have created huf and obtained PAN Card .How i will show all our assests and FDS in the return. FDs are last two years
Rajiv A Punjabhi ,
This is a matter of controversy because upon marriage of a female, she will no longer be a member of the father’s HUF.. The decision and interpretation is in the hands of the assessing officer
Mr.Sunil,
Usually the eldermost person will be the kartha, and also as per the IT act gifts can be transacted b/w the individual members and the HUF(considered as relatives).
But as you have a daughter, remember that upon marriage she will no longer be a member of your HUF, instead she will become a member of her husband’s HUF.
This is a matter of controversy
Rajib Chakrobarty,
any male, married person of the Hindu religion can create his own HUF
Hema,
gifts b/w the individual members and the HUF are not liable to tax. But remember, once the individual transfers a property to the HUF, that person loses his authority over it. Because it is now the property of the HUF and all the members therein have a right
Dear Rajib
Yes you could form HUF.
Dear Sunil
My answer to your queries are given hereunder :
1) Yes
2) Yes
3) You and your wife could gift to any other member of HUF in a particular occasion and that gift will become HUF property. There is no limit of such gift but sources need to be disclosed.
4) No
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In my opinion, HUF is a status enjoyed by every Hindu. Each hindu male individual, immediately upon getting married, gets this HUF status and his hindu undivided family starts.
Hence the HUF is status which every married hindu male person enjoyed. It is only in the eye of Income-tax we recognise this status. Else it is in any case available since marriage.
The gift deeds and other documents are just to satisfy banks to open a bank account etc because of lack of awareness on their part, else the marriage certificate is good enough to claim the status.
CA Nilesh Gupta
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i am a bengali my question is can I create HUF file….?
NAMASKAR SIR,
I AM govt employee AND MY WIFE IS A GOVT. TEACHER, I HAVE 1 CHILD (FEMALE 3 YEAR).
NOW I WANT TO FORM HUF AND I WILL BE THE KARTA OF THE HUF…… MY QUESTION IS AS FOLLOWS :
1. MAY I FORM HUF ?
2. I WILL BE THE KARTA?
3. CAN WE (ME AND MY WIFE) CAN GIFT TO HUF? AND HOW MUCH? THERE IS ANY LIMIT?
4. INCOME FROM HUF IS CLUBBED IN ANY OF US (ME AND MY WIFE) ?
THANKS AND REGARDS
dear sir,
my wife is govt teacher but as per rule govt employee is not authorised for doing other business.i want to create insurance agency on my wife name .can i create insurance agency on my wife name in HUF account .she is eligible .pls clear
dear sir,
Iam 34 yrs.I have one daughter. we are ruled by hindu dayabhaga school.can i make ancestral HUF in my name
hello sir, I have a family of three members. i am an individual tax payer and am retired and a senior citizen .I am now interested in starting a HUF with myself as the KARTA of it.
could you please tell me if I will still be able to get taxed individually and separately along with being the karta of the HUF which will also be taxed after its creation??
Also if I gift any amount to the HUF account , will it be exempted from my individual income ( like the way PPF is exempted from taxation on individual income )
SIR
My father is in Govt Job. My younger brother started business. Now we can make a HUF in name of my father along with Govt. job.
Dear Sir.
My question is that my father in law has given a gift (in the form of cheque) to my my daughter i.e. his grand daughter from his HUF account.
Is that amount taxable?
Kindly clarify.
Regards
Rajiv A Punjabhi
[email protected]
NAMASKAR SIR,
I AM ADVOCATE AND MY WIFE IS A GOVT. TEACHER, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN (1.ARNIMA FEMALE AGE 11YEAR, 2.ARYAM MALE AGE 8 AND 3 SIDDHI FEMALE 3 YEAR).
NOW I WANT TO FORM HUF AND I WILL BE THE KARTA OF THE HUF…… MY QUESTION IS AS FOLLOWS :
1. MAY I FORM HUF ?
2. I WILL BE THE KARTA?
3. CAN WE (ME AND MY WIFE) CAN GIFT TO HUF? AND HOW MUCH? THERE IS ANY LIMIT?
4. INCOME FROM HUF IS CLUBBED IN ANY OF US (ME AND MY WIFE) ?
THANKS AND REGARDS
(ASHISH KAMTHANIA)
9258010105
[email protected]
can HUF give a gift to one of the members of HUF
I Want to create a HUF Constitution Deed & I am facing littlebit issue to decide Format of HUF Constitution Deed, please let me know if any format of deed but without any gift transaction enter it.
I am retiring this month. how can i form huf.what formalties wiil have to be done. can i transfer my funds to HUF even being KARTAand invest that money in Bank FDs. what will be its taxibility as an individual and that of Karta
I am retiring this month. how can i form huf.what formalties wiil have to be done. can i transfer my funds to HUF even being KARTA
Sir,
Can a government servant create an HUF to get tax benefits from bank’s fixed deposits?
sir, presently i do our propritorship bussiness, cai i make huf firm by in the name of me, ihave wife, with 2 childrens. please suggest me
1- I already have a HUF, pan card and an account but never got the deed. Can i still get the deed done? Do i need to get the deed?
* Do I need to get it done on Stamp Paper or on a plain paper as shown in the format. Please advise me how to execute it ?
2- Want to know that Vikram Shah Individual can give git to Vikram Shah HUF ??
if any tax applicable or not ??
3- If Individual can gift to HUF than what is Maximum Limit for the gift
Sumit
Hi,
1- I already have a HUF, pan card and an account but never got the deed. Can i still get the deed done? Do i need to get the deed?
* Do I need to get it done on Stamp Paper or on a plain paper as shown in the format. Please advise me how to execute it ?
2- Want to know that Vikram Shah Individual can give git to Vikram Shah HUF ??
if any tax applicable or not ??
3- If Individual can gift to HUF than what is Maximum Limit for the gift
Sumit
Dear Sir,
If Individual can gift to HUF than what is Maximum Limit for the gift
Vikram Shah
Surat
Dear Sir,
I Want to know that Vikram Shah Individual can give git to Vikram Shah HUF ??
if any tax applicable or not ???
Please reply thanks
Dear Ashok,
Yup one can definitely gift to his HUF. Cheers. 🙂
Thanks
Dear Bibek,
Its not the high time, don’t worry, u can still do ur HUF deed done.
Thanks & Regards
Dear Sandeep,
U can definitely do that until n unless ur job appointment letter restrained u from such act.. 🙂
Thanks
SIR
My father,mother and me are in Govt Job. My younger brother started business with one crore rupees. Now we can make a HUF in name of my father and make business jointly along with my govt. service.
Dear Sir,
I already have a HUF, pan card and an account but never got the deed. Can i still get the deed done? Do i need to get the deed?
* Do I need to get it done on Stamp Paper or on a plain paper as shown in the format. Please advise me how to execute it,Please sent a format. ?
Please advise
One Question
Can gift give Anil Kumar to Anil Kumar Huf for New Huf file creating,
means self can give to self karta for new huf file.
thanks
Dear All,
I am a karta of HUF, a operation a firm under HUF in name of M/s Shree Ganesh Engineers & Cosnultants. I want to obtail TAN number in name of my firm. Kindly advice procedures for same.
Regards,
I am a salaried person & want to create HUF to run a business. However, my father is no more & there was no HUF before in my family. Can I form HUF? and how?
I have a HUF status and the family consists of self (Karta), wife and two married daughters. Married daughters are copancers as per amended act of 2005. Can the HUF continue after my death ? IF so, can my daughter be Karta ??
My husband is a salaried employee and we have one son. Can we form a HUF?. We don’t have any business income and do not have any ancestral property
Dear Sir,
Can i transfer or Gift funds from my individual income tax file to my HUF File to avoid tax. i want to make my individual file empty.
Please suggest me.
Thanks & Regards
Pavan Upadhyay
SANDEEP JI
our case is in SRUTINY in which assessee is huf shown as income commission as 500000/- apart from trading income of KEROSINE . A.O wants to add commission income 500000/- in individual capacity and taxed 30 % .PL HELP US WITH SUITABLE CASE LAWS.
Dear sir,
I want to disolve my HUF form before 25 years,benefisiary are my son and two daughter all are major.
Huf also have some agricalture land, can I as a karta dissolve ,sign and execute partition. My question,do I need signature of beneficiary or not..
Please reply on priority .
Thanks
B N Patel
Dear Sir
I have some question about My Income tax return file.
1. I take pan card No. 2009
2. Till Date i not income tax return file due to my income is not taxable up to 31.03.2011
3. I married on Jan 2007 and that time i got aproximate 28 lac cash gift and 20grm Glod items and 8-9Kg silver items. as on marrige Reseption day throw all my friends,relative more than 700-800 member and i recived blesing with my faimaly and my spouse faimly with cash gift as per Hindu marrige custom after marrige giveing by faimly and friends. when i ask to charted accountant he say marrige gift is tax free so you not requier Tax return file.
and i not file.
4. I recived Cash gift by my Uncle( Father’s brother) Rs. 951000/- on 2005.
5. I received cash gift from my mother-in-law Rs. 1100000/- on the time of my doughter brith. 6. Year 2007 i recived cash gift from my father&mother Rs. 25lac. 7. i start lease-licence base agriculture work 45Bigha land and i got 22lac loss in two year for the year 2008-09/200910 . 8. This year i start business and i pay 10lac advance tax. 9. I want to income tax return file for last 5year from 2007-08 to 2011-12 how i file pl. gide me.
Sir
My father expired on 6.11.2010 & he was having ag.land in his name.after trf. the above property in my name,can I create HUF from that date.I am married & having 1 son also.I am today only individual assessee only & want to create HUF after father death.Please answer ,its urgent.The ag. land was priveously in name of my grandfather, then to father & now to my name. Is it necessary to transfer ag. land in the name of so created HUF? if yes, how?
I am the karta of my fathers HUF. Now if i want to start an HUF of my own is it possible for one person to be karta for two HUF accounts.
Am getting varied opinions from different Chartered accountants. Thks
I’m the Kartha and have an HUF a/c.
Various deposits have been made by my parents to this a/c as gifts. I have never made an deed so far for opening or operating this a/c (HUF creation deed) nor has any ‘Declaration of gift’ ever been made as the bank never asked for same.
Kindly confirm if both these documents need to be issued for every transcation.
Can any Hindu adult Male create HUF ? Whether a Bengali Bramhin Adult Male will be able to create HUF ? Please advise.
Sir I want to create HUF of my father and my mother has a house property in her individual name. I also have a sister who is married. whether the property in my mother’s name get automatically converted into HUF property and After the death of my mother is it possible that my sister claims the partition out of the said propery, my mother also has a will to transfer the property in my name and the will is registered
Dear Sir
With due respect, I do not think that any deed is required to form an HUF. A HUF is created after marriage and one can receive gifts from anyone. In fact
how a salaried person can get benefited with HUF I am any way having tax deducted at source by 30 % Please guide???
sir,
I have a huf account and given interest free loan to my huf account. which my huf has fixed deposit in bank. will there be interest clubbing provision for me in future. also my huf income is less than tax slab so i have not return file for it. pls advice.
Dear Sir !
Can you give the complete details on Formation & running of HUF
I am married with two sons. if i want to have HUF Status. need i have to register with any regulatory or are there any formats , how do i open abank Account and register myself as an asseesse under IT act as HUf
Sir,
I would like to ask, if suppose a person doesnot have a son, can he not create an HUF? If answer is in affirmative, then what are the basics requirements that need to be fulfilled?
Hi,
I already have a HUF, pan card and an account but never got the deed. Can i still get the deed done? Do i need to get the deed?
* Do I need to get it done on Stamp Paper or on a plain paper as shown in the format. Please advise me how to execute it ?
* I dont live in Maharashtra, do i still need to get the DECLARATION OF GIFT MADE?
The ammount was gifted two years back.
Please advise
Dear Mr. Sandeep,
i am having my single and HUF account in HDFC Bank. i would like to have internet banking which include my both account. Now can i transfer my HUF money into my individual account legally. Please guide urgently.
Dear Sir,
I am getting Income by commission on sale. Can I split the same income in HUF and Indiviual returns ????
Is any problem on spliting income from Income tax point of view ???
I have existing H.U.F account formed in 2006.I want to know can my mother who is also member of HUF can gift to
my HUf account what would be the tax implications.
purana HO GAya…………..
update karo
cab karta or head of family gift any amount to HUF and in the gift deed what he will write for HUF name. suppose mr. ram is married and wants to create HUF. ram wants to gift rs. 10,00,000 to huf. now in the gift deed what ram will write.
I appreciate your motive and understand your difficulty Sir! Just wanted to know the time frame to expect the answer.
All the Best! Thank You.
When will the admin of this site reply?
Can an Individual give personal Asset to his own HUF and create HUF? For Ex: Mr. X gives say 1 lac Re. as Gift to Mr. X’s HUF. X’s HUF consists of Mr.X, Mrs. X, Daughter.
Pl advice.
i want to creat my on huf can i creat by gifting my personnel assets into my huf assets.
a family business carried by father and a son & family consist of wives of above & grand children
can they form HUF?
In HUF if Karta is senior citizen then what will be slab?
Is it same as senior citizen, i.e. Exempted upto 2.4 lakh
reply
In my family, have myself, my wife and one daughter. So, can I create HUF ? There are only three members including karta. Out of one is only daughter.
i want a loan on my huf from a bank can i have it without any collateral security for my day to day business
my friend father expired on 2/3/2010 & he was having ag.land in his name.after trf. the above property in my friends name,can he create HUF from that date.He is married & having 2 sons also.He is today only individual assessee only & want to create HUF after father death.Please answer ,its urgent.The ag. land was priveously in name of my friends grandfather, then to father & now to his name.
I want to know where can a HUF save in regards to section 80c (1 lakh) tax savings. i know we can take NSC but what other can be taken.
Thanks for sharing such a information
whether Declaration, Declaration of gift made, Acknowledgement are required to be executed on non-judicial stamp paper and what values at Noida (U.P.)? Till HUF is formed, can Karta open savings a/c in a bank anf have PAN?
I am creating a HUF with my wife, son and daughter. My wife and her grand mother are legal heirs for my in-law properties and shares. In law has immovable property and shares. Both mother-in law and father-in law were passed away. My question is, can i attach/take the assets from in-laws into the newly created HUF?
I am a married man ,i did not hve any child yet can i make huf for my self. please let me know about the rules how to make huf firm so that zi can tell to my c.a ,as he says that I can not make my huf firm if I did not have any child.
I purchased a flat in Delhi through bank loan, which is now fully paid. The flat is on rent, the income is added with my salary income and taxed. Now I want to create HUF and want to gift this flat to my HUF. Is it possible and how?
Dear sir,
my father died on august 2006,
my three sisters were married before the year 2001,are they still the co parcenors in my fathers h.u.f property,as per the new amendment of 9.9.2005
Hi Sandeep,
Thanks for reply. What is the limit of Gift that i or my any relative can give to my huf ?
Thanks in advance.
Dear sir,
I want to creat HUF A/c. I do not have anyone to gift for my HUF. Can I (karta) give Interest Free loan to my HUF A/c ? If yes, then the bank interest earned by huf will only taxable, if there is no other income/business ? Also what will be effect on my individual IT return ?
Pl reply.
Thanks in advance.
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