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Section 54 Exemption for Capital Gains on Residential Property Transfer

Income Tax : Section 54 grants exemption on long-term capital gains from the sale of a residential house because the proceeds are reinvested in...

June 10, 2026 100569 Views 5 comments Print

Tax Treatment of Gifts Received By an Individual or HUF: Rules & Exceptions

Income Tax : This guide explains when gifts received by individuals and HUFs become taxable under the Income-tax Act, including monetary, movab...

June 10, 2026 23835 Views 0 comment Print

Do Sons and Daughters have Equal Rights in HUF Property?

Income Tax : The 2005 amendment granted daughters equal coparcenary rights in HUF property, including inheritance and partition rights. However...

June 4, 2026 50841 Views 1 comment Print

HUF Tax Benefits: Separate PAN/ITR, Basic Exemption Limit & Tax Planning

Income Tax : HUF allows families to create a separate tax entity with its own PAN and ITR, enabling income splitting and slab-wise benefits. Th...

March 25, 2026 1482 Views 0 comment Print

HUF as a Tax Planning Tool for Salaried Individuals: Opportunities, Limitations & Practical Realities

Income Tax : While HUF offers tax advantages, salaried individuals often lack valid corpus. The analysis explains why benefits may be limited i...

March 24, 2026 999 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


HUF Recognised for Tax Only, Barred from Public Fund Collection

Corporate Law : The Government reaffirmed that HUFs are assessable units solely for income tax purposes and lack corporate status. They cannot col...

February 5, 2026 576 Views 0 comment Print

Impact of Supreme Court Judgement On HUF Tax Benefits

Income Tax : Government addresses Supreme Court judgment on tax exemptions for clergy and its implications on Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) u...

February 12, 2025 2040 Views 0 comment Print

Concerns on Corporate Tax, MSME Deductions, GST Rates

CA, CS, CMA : Explore recent updates on corporate tax rates, MSME concerns over tax deductions, and GST rates for shawls as addressed in Lok Sab...

August 5, 2024 708 Views 0 comment Print

Affidavit must for gift in kind, over Rs. 50,000, from relatives

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...

October 23, 2009 5203 Views 0 comment Print

Revised procedure for acceptance of address proof alongwith PAN application

Income Tax : While accepting “Application for allotment of PAN (Form 49A)” if both the addresses (residence and office) are mentioned in th...

October 16, 2009 2851 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Rs. 50 Lakh LIC Investment Treated as Unexplained Due to Failure to Prove HUF Source

Income Tax : The Tribunal upheld addition under Section 69 as the assessee failed to establish that the LIC investment belonged to the HUF. Mer...

March 2, 2026 870 Views 0 comment Print

Gift from HUF to Member Requires Verification Before Taxation: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : The ITAT set aside the CIT(A)’s order taxing Rs. 10 lakh received from HUF, emphasizing verification of the gift and HUF status ...

December 12, 2025 918 Views 0 comment Print

PAN Cannot Override Legal Ownership- ITAT Blasts Revenue for Taxing Individual Instead of HUF/Trust

Income Tax : The ITAT deleted a capital gains addition, ruling that the use of an individual's PAN during a property sale cannot legally overri...

October 11, 2025 543 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Surat Directs Re-examination of Tax on Gift from HUF

Income Tax : ITAT Surat remands case to CIT(A) for fresh adjudication on HUF gift taxability under Section 56(2)(vii) of the Income Tax Act, ci...

March 9, 2025 945 Views 0 comment Print

Belated appeal before CIT(A) dismissed without an opportunity of being heard not justified

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that dismissal of appeal by CIT(A) merely because the same was filed belatedly not justified as CIT(A) failed ...

November 30, 2024 1425 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Transition from Form 15G/15H to Consolidated Form 121 for TDS-exempted Incomes

Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...

April 13, 2026 5085 Views 0 comment Print

Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968 Amendment to Section 9(3) of Scheme

Fema / RBI, Finance, Income Tax : Provided further that an account opened on behalf of a Hindu Undivided Family prior to the 13th day of May, 2005, shall be closed ...

December 27, 2010 3785 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT notifies mandatory e-filing of return with digital signature for companies

Income Tax : Notification No. 49/2010-Income Tax In a recent Notification No. 49/2010 dated 9 July 2010 (Notification) issued by the Central Bo...

July 9, 2010 10948 Views 0 comment Print

Gifts of property (gifts-in-kind) above value of rs.50,000 become taxable from 1st October 2009

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...

October 1, 2009 2884 Views 0 comment Print


Post Office Deposit now Eligible for Deduction Under Section 80C

December 29, 2007 7944 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80C of the Income-tax Act provides for a deduction of up to Rs. One lakh to an individual or a Hindu undivided family (HUF) for:- (i) making investments in certain savings instruments; or (ii) incurring expenditure on tuition fee and repayment of housing loan.

Income Tax Scrutiny Norms for A.Y. 2007-08

September 14, 2007 5183 Views 0 comment Print

The CBDT has given norms for current fiscal for selection of cases meant for scrutiny. For corporates: All banks and public Sector undertakings are liable for scrutiny. Also, all NSE-500 companies and BSE-A group companies listed in Bombay Stock Exchange as on March 31, 2007, are covered. Companies in Delhi , Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad , Bangalore and Ahmedabad paying book profit tax under Section 115 JB on the book profit of Rs 50 lakh and above are liable for scrutiny. In the case of companies in other places the monetary limit for book profit is Rs 25 lakh.

Family partition of HUF as per amended Hindu Succession Act is recognised u/s 171 of I-T Act

July 3, 2007 4983 Views 0 comment Print

BRIEFLY stated facts of the case are that the Assessee is a Hindu Undivided Family consisting of Shri P.C. Ramakrishna, his wife and his two daughters. There was an oral total partition of H.U.F. on 16.9.1994 between Sri P.C. Ramakrishna, his wife and two daughters. Under this oral partition, the two daughters were allotted Rs.12,50,000/ – each and these amounts were adjusted against a sum of Rs. 12,50,000/- advanced to each of them earlier as loan by H.U.F. In the said partition, all other properties of H.U.F. were allotted to Sri P.C. Ramakrishna. This oral partition took place on 16.9.1994 which was subsequently confirmed by a Deed of Declaration confirming the partition.

Hindu personal law requires presence of a male for constitution of HUF: SC

February 22, 2001 2217 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Supreme Court judgment in the case of CIT Vs. Smt. Sandhya Rani Dutta, addressing pivotal questions on Hindu personal law. The ruling asserts that, according to the Dayabhaga School, a male presence is essential for the constitution of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). Delve into the detailed analysis of the case, where the court examines whether female heirs can form a joint Hindu family by agreement and impress upon inherited property the character of joint family property. Gain insights into the court’s interpretation and its impact on income tax assessments for the assessees involved.

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