Income Tax : Distribution of assets on total or partial partition of an HUF is not regarded as a transfer under the Income-tax Act. The key tak...
Income Tax : This guide explains how a Hindu Undivided Family is taxed based on its residential status and the status of its Karta. It highligh...
Income Tax : The 2005 amendment granted daughters equal coparcenary rights in HUF property, including inheritance and partition rights. However...
Corporate Law : Courts recognize oral family settlements if genuine and voluntary. However, lack of evidence or misuse for tax purposes can lead t...
Income Tax : Income transferred without transferring the underlying asset remains taxable in the hands of the transferor. The provisions ensure...
Corporate Law : The Government reaffirmed that HUFs are assessable units solely for income tax purposes and lack corporate status. They cannot col...
Income Tax : Government addresses Supreme Court judgment on tax exemptions for clergy and its implications on Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) u...
Income Tax : In a move expected to make family settlements and transfer of shares more taxing, the government plans to tighten anti-abuse provi...
Income Tax : 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...
Income Tax : The Direct Taxes Code proposes to substantially raise the threshold limit for levy of wealth tax to Rs 50 crore from Rs 30 lakh, a...
Income Tax : ITAT Delhi's decision regarding applicability of Section 56(2)(vii)(b) to companies before April 1, 2017 in case of Rhythm Polymer...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai rules in favour of Anant Singhania HUF, allowing TDS credit for sale of housing property. The landmark decision provid...
Income Tax : Ishwarbhai Madhavlal Patel-HUF Vs ITO (ITAT Ahmedabad) In the present case, the Karta of HUF having expired in the year 2021 itsel...
Income Tax : S.K. Agarwal (HUF) Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) It is an admitted fact that during the AY 2015-16, the assessee HUF sold a plot of land and...
Corporate Law : Rajeshwari Vs Bhunu Ram (Chhattisgarh High Court) Section 20 of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 speaks about the mai...
Finance : an account opened on behalf of a Hindu Undivided Family prior to the 13th day of May, 2005, shall be closed after expiry of fiftee...
Income Tax : 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 im...
HUF (Hindu Undivided family) is peculiar concept under Hindu Law which is not prevalent in any other religion. All the assets of an HUF are owned collectively by all the members. As the share of each of the members in the HUF assets fluctuates with death and birth in the family, no member can predicate […]
Hindu law is derived from old scriptures and has developed over the years with judicial pronouncements. Some of the laws applicable to Hindu have been codified in 1956 with passing of legislations like Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Hindu Adoption an maintenance Act and Hindu Minority and Guardian ship Act. The most important […]
Format of NOC by Female Coparceners to waive off their right/share in HUF property DECLARATION/NOC BY CO PARCENERS OF HUF To Dear Sir, 1) I/we ……………………………………………( Name of Co-Parceners ) hereby declare that I/we are the Co-Parcener of the HUF ……………….. … (Name of HUF) 2) We all the below mentioned coparceners declare that we […]
Article explains Documents required/checklist for GST registration of Proprietorship, Partnership, Hindu Undivided Family,Limited Liability Partnership, Public Limited Company/Private Limited Company/Unlimited Company, Society/Club/Trust/AOP/BOI and Government Department/Local Authority/Statutory Body. The following documents are required to obtain GST registration depending on the types of business or constitution. Documents required/checklist for GST registration of Proprietorship (1) Aadhaar Card of Proprietor (2) […]
HUF means HINDU UNDIVIDED FAMILY. HUF is taxed separately from an individual i.e. its members. Only Hindu, Janis, Buddhists and Sikhs family can come together and form a HUF. HUF is a separate entity under the Income Tax Act and has its own PAN and files Income Tax Returns independent of its member. Hindu Succession […]
Kiran Devi Vs The Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board & Ors. (Supreme Court) 1. Supreme Court on Hindu Undivided Family, there cannot be any Presumption That Business Run By Karta In Tenented Premise Is Joint Family Asset. 2. The contract of tenancy is an independent contract than the joint Hindu family business. 3. Just because […]
Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) : An entity that emerges as a result of customary Law There are different entities which have separate legal existence some of them emerges naturally (like Humans), some of them emerges as a result of incorporation or in simple words registration under any statue (like Companies and Registered Firms) but there […]
Hindu undivided family has always been a contradictory topic. There have been many judgments passed and challenged. HUF is not defined under The Income Tax Act. But its taxability is covered under the Act. It is created by Hindu, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists family. The group of individuals must share common roots. Forming an HUF […]
HUF can be used as an efficient tax saving tool that can be used to reduce taxes by proper Tax Planning. The notion of HUF Hindu undivided family) is particularly relevant In India since joint families exist in Indian culture where an individual’s income is also taxed as joint income. Income is charged on family […]
Satish Chander Ahuja Vs Sneha Ahuja (Supreme Court) Conclusion: Suit filed in civil court for mandatory and permanent injunction was fully maintainable and the issues raised by assessee-father-in-law as well as by daughter-in-law claiming a right under Section 19 were to be addressed and decided on the basis of evidence, which was led by the […]
