Benami property passing: treated as passing on death of ostensible owner and alternatively on death of real owner. Benami property is treated as passing on the death of the ostensible owner and is includible in the estate under the estate duty regime on that event; the CBDT instruction of February 1, 1980, records this view. The instruction also records that benami property will be held to pass on the death of the real owner for estate duty purposes, reflecting an alternative basis for inclusion.
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Benami property passing: treated as passing on death of ostensible owner and alternatively on death of real owner.
Benami property is treated as passing on the death of the ostensible owner and is includible in the estate under the estate duty regime on that event; the CBDT instruction of February 1, 1980, records this view. The instruction also records that benami property will be held to pass on the death of the real owner for estate duty purposes, reflecting an alternative basis for inclusion.
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