08 November 2017
Hi Expert, 1) A person had no residential house in his name. His daughter gave him money & he purchased an apartment in his name in year 2011. IT return was filed by the person in 2011. Any need to mention about the purchase of apartment in the IT return for AY 2011-12?
2) Would the amount given by daughter to buy house treated as the father's income in FY 2010-11 or just a transfer of money?
08 November 2017
If called upon to prove source of the investment, and the source of money to purchase the flat is not proved with documentary evidence or up to the satisfaction of the assessing officer that it is received from daughter, then amount will be assessed in the hands of father as unexplained investment.
08 November 2017
Many thanks Mr. Chackrapani. Where the daughter works abroad & files return in her resident country, can the Income Tax officer ask the father to submit a copy of the ITR filed abroad. (Evidence w.r.t. source of funds have been submitted)
Is the foreign currency given as gift to father (& held by him in fixed deposit in Indian rupees as on today) be taxable as income in the FY it was received.
09 November 2017
ITO can call for the copy of tax return filed abroad in view of the 'satisfaction of ITO' used in law for not invoking assessment as unexplained investment.
Principal portion of the FD is tax free, but the interest earned thereon is taxable in the hands of father.