Estate duty relief for closely spaced deaths requires sanction; lower officials must report via proper channel. The instruction clarifies that relief under Explanation 2 to Section 31-treating closely spaced deaths as one death for estate duty-is not grantable by the Assistant Controller without the Board's satisfaction; Assistant Controllers must report such cases to the Board through the Controller of Estate Duty so the Board may grant the necessary relief.
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Estate duty relief for closely spaced deaths requires sanction; lower officials must report via proper channel.
The instruction clarifies that relief under Explanation 2 to Section 31-treating closely spaced deaths as one death for estate duty-is not grantable by the Assistant Controller without the Board's satisfaction; Assistant Controllers must report such cases to the Board through the Controller of Estate Duty so the Board may grant the necessary relief.
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