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  • Can you save tax by giving shares to your HUF??

    Can you save tax by giving shares to your HUF??

    Forming a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) can reduce taxation, but are share transfers to an HUF tax-efficient? Here's what you need to know.

  • Family arrangements in India: Legal backbone of legacy realignments

    Family arrangements in India: Legal backbone of legacy realignments

    Family arrangements offer a sophisticated legal mechanism to engineer inter-generational realignment without disruption. They enable families to navigate the complexities of succession, governance, and business separation in a way that is collaborative, forward-looking, and shielded from public acrimony.

  • Retail investors rush to set up HUFs to beat IPO allocation odds

    Retail investors rush to set up HUFs to beat IPO allocation odds

    This legal entity helps people participate better in the IPO boom for two main reasons

  • Explained | Tax & other benefits you can enjoy as a member of an Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)

    Explained | Tax & other benefits you can enjoy as a member of an Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)

    Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) has separate tax liabilities and exemptions under section 80C of the IT Act. Watch this video to know what is an HUF, how does it work and what are the benefits you get from being a member of an HUF? Karunya Rao explains

  • MC Explains: When a Hindu Undivided Family may not work

    MC Explains: When a Hindu Undivided Family may not work

    Keeping aside income-tax benefits, selling property under an HUF structure may be cumbersome because the consent of all members of the family is required.

  • HUF demat accounts on the rise, but the tax structure may not suit most investors

    HUF demat accounts on the rise, but the tax structure may not suit most investors

    Hindu Undivided Family structure is used by some to stay in the lower tax bracket if there is a likelihood of shifting to a higher slab due to surge in income

  • How to close HUF with Income Tax department

    How to close HUF with Income Tax department

    The income-tax department treats HUF as a separate assessee.

  • Daughters’ rights in HUF property: 10 things you need to know about SC’s judgment

    Daughters’ rights in HUF property: 10 things you need to know about SC’s judgment

    Will the rights conferred to the daughters by the recent SC ruling only be limited to natural born daughters or be extendable to adopted daughters as well and more

  • The Hindu Undivided Family structure not preferred post curtailment of tax-saving aspects: Report

    The Hindu Undivided Family structure not preferred post curtailment of tax-saving aspects: Report

    Despite the nomenclature, HUF is permitted for Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists

  • Five unusual ways to save income tax

    Five unusual ways to save income tax

    After completing your investments under section 80C of IT Act, here is how you can save tax.

  • Finance Act 2016: Helping home buyers, through tax sops for builders

    Finance Act 2016: Helping home buyers, through tax sops for builders

    Benefits to promoters/builders, for construction of affordable houses Under the newly-enacted Section 80IBA, 100% of the profits derived by the builder/promoter from a residential housing project, are allowed as deduction to every tax payer &#82

  • These are the property rights of a daughter in a Hindu family

    These are the property rights of a daughter in a Hindu family

    In December 2015, the Delhi High Court gave a decision, stating that a daughter can be the Karta of an HUF (Hindu Undivided Family). The root of this decision lies in the amendment passed &#82

  • How to save tax on the sale of a house

    How to save tax on the sale of a house

    When you make a gain on the sale of a house, you have to pay a tax on your gains. If three years have passed between the date of purchase and sale of the &#82

  • All you need to know about taxation of HUF

    All you need to know about taxation of HUF

    HUF is a separate person for the purpose of tax. It has a PAN, assets and income. Separate income tax returns need to be filed for HUF

  • CBDT notifies ITR forms for companies, firms

    CBDT notifies ITR forms for companies, firms

    The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified ITR 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 for Assessment Year 2015-16. These forms are used by non-salaried entities to file income tax returns.

  • NHAI, 6 other PSUs to raise Rs 40,000 cr via tax free bonds

    NHAI, 6 other PSUs to raise Rs 40,000 cr via tax free bonds

    Government on Wednesday allowed seven state-owned entities, including NHAI, IRFC and NTPC, to raise Rs 40,000 crore in the current fiscal through tax-free bonds.

  • Can creating a HUF save more tax?

    Can creating a HUF save more tax?

    Ramalingam K of holisticinvestment.in discusses the possibilities of saving more tax if a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) is created. However, he also discusses the cons of having this sort of a business setup.

  • Here is how Hindu Undivided Family will help you save taxes

    Here is how Hindu Undivided Family will help you save taxes

    Personal finance expert, Pankaj Mathpal of Optima Money Managers said that Hindu Undivided Family is a creation of law so it cannot be created by an agreement between two parties.

  • PHL Holdings-Piramal Enterprises deal gets CCI approval

    PHL Holdings-Piramal Enterprises deal gets CCI approval

    Fair trade regulator CCI has approved the proposed amalgamation of PHL Holdings and Piramal Enterprises Ltd (PEL), saying the deal would not impact competition. Considering the facts on record, CCI said it is of the opinion that the proposed combination is not likely to have an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India.

  • How tax free bonds work: Nirmal Bang

    How tax free bonds work: Nirmal Bang

    Tax-free bonds are tax free, that is, the interest earned on the bonds are exempted from taxation. This feature of the instrument makes it highly attractive for individuals from the higher tax bracket or for institutions as well as corporates.

  • Sebi disposes of adjudication proceedings against Daga

    Sebi disposes of adjudication proceedings against Daga

    Sebi today disposed of the case against Praveen Daga (HUF) after the entity made a Rs 4.50 lakh payment to settle charges related to trading activities.

  • Hungarian Forint plummets to record low versus euro

    Hungarian Forint plummets to record low versus euro

    Mecklai Graph of the Day - Hungarian Forint plummets to record low

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