Parliamentary panel expresses concern over investments in cryptocurrenciesA parliamentary panel has expressed alarm over thousands of crores invested in virtual digital assets. The committee is studying global app...
Key changes in ITR 1, 2, 3 and 4 forms in FY 25-26: Reporting of LTCG, buyback losses, F&O, intra-day trading & more; what new forms includeThe Income Tax Department has revised ITR forms for FY 2025-26, introducing new disclosure requirements for capital gains, trading, and for...
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt - Part 54: Will manufacturing capability help this firm move into defence space?The auto ancillary sector is being forced to answer a difficult question: When technology changes, which suppliers remain relevant and whic...
New Form 141 introduced for TDS filing: 4 existing forms merged into one challan-cum-statementThe Income Tax Department has introduced Form 141, a consolidated challan-cum-statement, merging four previous TDS forms. This new form sim...
Bombay High Court nudges feuding Kalyani siblings towards mediationThe Bombay High Court has urged the feuding Kalyani family members to consider mediation. Siblings Baba Kalyani, Sugandha Hiremath, and Gau...
Calling property ‘ancestral’ isn’t enough: Courts demand clear chain of title and documentary proofCourts now demand concrete proof for ancestral property claims. Simply calling property ancestral is insufficient. Claimants must establish...
Karta’s property not treated as HUF asset if he can prove it was acquired from personal income without use of ancestral assetsThe Supreme Court of India has clarified property division rules for Hindu Undivided Families. A Karta's property is considered self-acquir...
Zerodha's Nithin Kamath draws attention to a lesser-known income-tax saving methodNithin Kamath, the billionaire co-founder and CEO of Zerodha, highlighted the benefits of the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) through a post o...
Kalyani family feud deepens: Hiremath siblings move court for share in HUF assetsThe ties between the Hiremaths and Baba Kalyani broke down over control of Kalyani Group company Hikal. The Hiremaths moved the Bombay HC i...
Private Trusts Vs HUFs: Which suits your needs to pass on assets to legal heirs?Will, gift deed, private trusts are some of the most commonly used methods that an individual can use to pass on the assets to his/her fami...
After death of karta in the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), can his wife become a karta?Readers' estate planning queries answered by Raj Lakhotia, Founder, Dilsewill.
Should the HUF be phased out?ET Wealth talks to experts to draw out opinions on both sides of the argument on whether HUFs should be phased out.
How to set up an HUFAs the word Hindu in HUF implies, it is connected with one being a Hindu. Only a Hindu can have an HUF. For this purpose, in addition to a ...
Tax saving tool HUF may cease to exist: Law Commission proposes to abolish itOn income earned, the Hindu Undivided Family is taxed on the same slab rates applicable to an individual.
Filling new income tax return forms could prove challenging: ExpertsThe new section AL is mandatory for individuals and HUFs earning more than Rs 50 lakh a year and requires the taxpayer to declare all movea...
- How to use HUF for as a tax planning tool
The Hindu Undivided Family structure is a great tax planning tool that can divide your tax liability and multiply the benefits. Find out ho...
- Form HUF in three steps
Use a capital asset to establish the corpus of the HUF. This can be ancestral property, assets gifted by relatives and friends, or received...