Tax on gift

- It is a case of inheritance.Sale of immovable property is a capital asset and chargeable to tax at special rate depending on the nature of capital gain i.e. short term or long term. 

- In your case, property was purchased by father before 01.04.2001. In such case, cost of acquisition or Fair market value of property as on 01.04.2001 whichever is higher is considered. Capital gain will be calculated in the hands of two sisters. As the property was sold in March 2019 it should have been disclosed in the ITR of AY 2019-20. 

- To calculate tax liability, we need sale consideration,FMV as on 01.04.2001.

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A capital gain may either be short term, or long term, depending on the period for which the asset was held. If the inherited house is held for more than 24 months, it is treated as a long term asset. This period of 24 months includes not only the period for which you held the house, but also the period for which it was held by the previous owner/s who had paid for it.

For a holding period of less than 24 months, the actual cost of acquisition and any cost of improvement are deducted and the balance amount is treated as short term gains and taxed at the slab rate applicable to you. If the combined holding period exceeds 24 months, you get the right to deduct the cost of acquisition and the cost of improvement as enhanced by the cost inflation index multiplier. The cost inflation multiplier is calculated, based on the cost inflation index of the year of purchase and the year of sale.

The cost of acquisition will be the amount paid by any of the previous owners, towards the purchase of the house. For example, consider a scenario, where you inherited a house from your father and he had inherited it from his father. If your grandfather had purchased the house for Rs 50,000, your cost of acquisition for capital gains purposes shall be Rs 50,000. Moreover, in case the house was inherited before 1st April 2001, you may substitute the fair market value of the property as on 1st April 2001 for the ‘cost of acquisition’ and apply the cost inflation index multiplier on that value.

If you invest your inheritance in something that generates an income, or you inherit an income producing asset, such as a rental property, then you'll need to pay Income Tax on that inheritance. If you sell the asset that you inherited and it has increased in value, you'll need to pay Capital Gains Tax

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Hi,

Please note that the right two events happened here.

1. Gift of property from your father and your sister to you

This event is not taxable because gifts from specified relatives are not taxable.

2. Sale of property and sale proceeds received from the property

This would chargeable to capital gain tax. The calculation of capital gain and tax thereon would depend upon the actual cost of the property in hands of the father and fair market value of the property as on 1. 4. 2001.

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Hi,

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There would be tax liability on the same.

In respect of capital asset acquired before 1st April, 2001, the cost of acquisition will be higher of the actual cost of acquisition of the asset or fair market value of the asset as on 1st April, 2001. 

It is advisable to get the FMV/ valuation of the Property as on 01.04.2001 done from the registered valuer.

Government-approved valuers follow a standard process for the valuation and provide a detailed report.

“Assumptions of any type for consideration of value shall not be entertained by the income tax department. In case of any enquiry, the department will consider the value stated in the valuation report from a registered valuer,"

To calculate the long-term capital gains tax payable, the following formula is to be used:

Long-term capital gain = full value of consideration received or accruing – (indexed cost of acquisition + indexed cost of improvement + cost of transfer), where:

Indexed cost of acquisition = cost of acquisition x cost inflation index of the year of transfer/cost inflation index of the year of acquisition.

Indexed cost of improvement = cost of improvement x cost inflation index of the year of transfer/cost inflation index of the year of improvement.

-Amount of capital gain would depend upon sale price, sale date, purchase price and purchase date etc.

Please share the details with us for exact capital gain calculation.

-We may assist you in getting the valuation report as on 01.04.2001, capital gain calculation, ITR filing & entire procedure. 

-It is advisable to take a phone consultation for detailed discussion.

Yes it will be liable for capital gain tax.

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Dear Mam

Yes, the proceeds of such property will be taxed under Capital gains tax.

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