Compensation to wife

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Vaibhav (Querist)
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01 September 2014 Is lum sum Compensation received by a wife from her husband during the proceeding of divorce at the women cell is taxable?

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01 September 2014 no it is exempted from clubbing and its a capital reciept so not taxable

Vaibhav

Vaibhav (Querist)
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01 September 2014 Same would be case if compensation is given mutually?

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01 September 2014 only on divorce it takes colour of capital recipts and not in case of voluntary for non divorce cases.

Vaibhav

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01 September 2014 I have read somewhere that only if the court is involved in the proceedings then only it is exempt. But here only women cell is involved.

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01 September 2014 but then whther there is divorce confirmed or not?

Vaibhav

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01 September 2014 Yes divorce is confirmed it may take 6 months time
And 50% compensation will be received now and rest on signing of the papers

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01 September 2014 thenits fully not taxable but suppose if divorce not granted then 1 st installment paid will be taxable

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