ITAT: Spouse’s Name on Property Papers Insufficient for Tax Sale Proceeds
MUMBAI: The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Mumbai has ruled that if a spouse’s name is included on a property for convenience or security, the income-tax department cannot automatically attribute the entire sale proceeds to that individual without assessing who actually funded and owned the property. This decision comes as a relief to a Mumbai taxpayer who faced a ₹62.5 lakh increase to her income. The tribunal instructed the I-T officer to validate her claim that she was merely a nominal co-owner, with the flat being entirely purchased and sold by her husband using his funds and that these…