Estate duty chargeability clarified: rate provisions apply only after estate exceeds minimum threshold for liability. Section 34(1) of the Estate Duty Act pertains solely to determining the rate of duty and does not determine chargeability; estate duty liability requires that the value of the estate passing on death exceed the statutory minimum threshold of Rs. 50,000, and where property passing on the death of a coparcener is below that threshold Section 34(1) cannot be invoked.
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Estate duty chargeability clarified: rate provisions apply only after estate exceeds minimum threshold for liability.
Section 34(1) of the Estate Duty Act pertains solely to determining the rate of duty and does not determine chargeability; estate duty liability requires that the value of the estate passing on death exceed the statutory minimum threshold of Rs. 50,000, and where property passing on the death of a coparcener is below that threshold Section 34(1) cannot be invoked.
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