Lottery winnings not exempt from tax due to lack of convincing oral agreement The High Court of Madras held that the assessee, who won a lottery, was not exempt from paying tax on the winnings by asserting an oral agreement to share ...
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Lottery winnings not exempt from tax due to lack of convincing oral agreement
The High Court of Madras held that the assessee, who won a lottery, was not exempt from paying tax on the winnings by asserting an oral agreement to share the prize. The court deemed the oral agreement unconvincing since the ticket was bought with the assessee's own money and no external contributions were made. Consequently, the tax was correctly imposed on the assessee, and the entire prize amount is subject to taxation in his capacity as an individual.
The High Court of Madras ruled that the assessee, who won a lottery, could not avoid paying tax on the winnings by claiming an oral agreement to share the prize. The Tribunal found the oral agreement not credible as the ticket was purchased with the assessee's own funds and no one else contributed. The tax was rightly levied on the assessee, and the prize amount is liable to be taxed in entirety in his hands as an individual.
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