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Issues: Whether, for the purpose of reduction of estate duty under section 50A, the deduction is confined to the gift-tax actually paid after allowing the stamp duty deduction under section 18A, or extends to the entire gift-tax payable.
Analysis: Section 18A of the Gift Tax Act allows deduction of stamp duty from the gift tax payable on the instrument of gift, so that the amount ultimately paid as gift tax is the net amount after such deduction. Section 50A of the Estate Duty Act reduces estate duty by an amount equal to the gift-tax paid in respect of the property, and its emphasis is on tax actually paid, not tax payable. Since the gift tax paid in the present case was only the net amount after deduction of stamp duty, the larger figure representing gift tax payable could not be treated as the amount deductible under section 50A.
Conclusion: The deduction under section 50A is limited to the gift tax actually paid after the section 18A deduction, and not the full gift-tax payable; the Revenue succeeds on this issue.
Final Conclusion: The order allowing deduction of the full gift-tax payable was set aside and the assessment made by the Assistant Controller of Estate Duty was restored.
Ratio Decidendi: Where a provision grants reduction of estate duty by reference to gift tax paid, the deductible amount is confined to the net gift tax actually paid and does not include amounts merely payable or absorbed by a separate statutory stamp-duty deduction.
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