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Property inherited after father's death: transfer options and tax implications for widow and son?

T S Khurana |295 Answers |Ask -Follow

Tax Expert - Answered on Aug 26, 2024

A certified management accountant since 1993, T S Khurana is a fellow member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India. His areas of expertise are income tax, specifically litigation cases, and GST.

Since the last 21 years, he has also been providing expert advice on financial matters, including investments and diversification of funds, and wealth building in the long term to his clients.
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A former chairman of the Chandigarh Chapter of Institute of Cost Accountants of India, T S Khurana has also served as member of its technical committee.... more

Asked by Anonymous - Aug 06, 2024Hindi

My father died in FY 24-25 a 3 months back. A home in which I am living is in the name of my late mother and my late father and my wife. My queries are : 1. Now, only my wife is alive so, Is there any need to transfer the property in my wife's name ? 2. There is income from the rent of 2 separate floors, how this rent now to be shown and in whose ITR. Me and my wife also file ITR 2 currently. 3. My Father was getting the pension and filling the ITR for the same. Do I need to file his ITR as a legal heir or as a representative. 4. What need to be done to get his legal heir status. I am having 2 married sisters also. If you can reply serial wise I shall be obliged. Kindly state any other advise wherever required. Regards.....

Ans: I offer my opinion on your above questions, point wise as under :
01. First of all refer to the "WILL" of your Father & Mother. Their share should be transferred, in the name of the beneficiary of the WILL, may be you, your wife of anybody else.
02. Till the date of death, your father & mother are entitled to 1/3 RENTAL INCOME EACH.
03. You are supposed to file ITR of your Father & Mother, after their death, till the date they were alive, along with their all other Income, whether from pension or any other source. ITR should be filled by you as their legal heir/representative asessee.
04. Portion of rental income of your wife, shall be continued to be shown in her ITR.
05 When property share of your father & mother is transferred in the name of beneficiaries, they will be responsible to show this income in their ITRs.
06. If there is "REGISTERED WILL" property can be transferred in the name of beneficiary. If there is no "WILL" then the property shall be divided among all legal heirs equally. However, some of the stake holders may opt for having no share in the property.
Most welcome for any further clarifications. Thanks.

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