DEAR FRIENDS,
YES CLUBBING PROVISIONS WOULD APPLY HERE.
HOWEVER AS PER SECTION 40A(7) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, PAYMENT MADE TO RELATIVE WHO DOESN'T POSSESS REQUISITE TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION WOULD BE DISALLOWED. THUS, THERE IS TWO WAY TAXATION :
ONE BY WAY OF DISALLOWANCE OF PAYMENT MADE TO RELATIVE AS PER SEC 40A(7)
SECOND BY WAY OF CLUBBING IN HANDS OF PERSON AS PER SEC 64(1)(ii)
HOWEVER, INCOME TAX DOESN'T LEVY DOUBLE TAXATION ON ANY INCOME. THUS, ONCE THE EXPENDITURE IS DISALLOWED AS EXPENSES U/S 40A(7) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, IT WOULD NOT ATTRACT THE PROVISION OF THE SEC 64(1)(ii).
REGARDS,
MANOJ