• Get UDS of land by gift deed and use capital gains to construct additional floors.

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My father had the house property which he had sold on 13-Feb-2024.
He died on 09-Apr-2024.

After his death, my mother has filed the income tax return as a Representative Assessee on his behalf for the FY 2023-24 / AY 2024-25.

The capital gains (LTCG) on this property has been parked in a capital gains tax account, so that we could get more time to look for suitable property to invest in.

The same has been declared in my mother's IT returns.
The capital gains is still unutilized and is still parked in the CGAS account.

Question:

Both me and my brother have a house property each.

Suppose me and my brother transfer a portion of our house properties to mother's name through a gift deed.
Now my mother would get an undivided share of the land on which she could build a floor both on my and my brother's houses. She would utilize the newly constructed floors as per her needs.

Can she utilize the capital gains parked in the CGAS account for this purpose?

Can this transaction be considered as construction of house, and can my mother say that she has re-invested the capital gains for construction of the house?

Will this transaction be considered as construction of house for the purpose of reinvestment of capital gains under the IT laws?
Asked 15 days ago in Capital Gains Tax

Yes — your mother can use the capital gains (from CGAS) to construct additional floors on land gifted by you and your brother.
This qualifies as construction of residential house property under Section 54.
Gift deeds must be properly registered to transfer ownership to your mother.
Construction must be completed within 3 years from 13-Feb-2024.
Keep all documents: gift deeds, construction bills, permits, and bank statements for tax proof.

Shubham Goyal
CA, Delhi
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The return of the father should be filed as a legal heir. The legal representative of the deceased shall for the purposes of the income tax act be deemed to be an assessee. Invest the capital gain proceeds within 3 years from the date of sale of the original asset and after completion of the 3 years apply to the jurisdictional AO for closure of the CGAS. The conveyance deed of the constructed floor should be in the name of mother.  

 

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