Capital asset distribution on HUF partition remains non-transfer, with cost and holding period carried forward. Distribution of a capital asset on the total or partial partition of a Hindu undivided family is treated as a transaction not regarded as a transfer. The transferee, being a member of the family or any other person, takes the asset at the previous owner's cost, as increased by the cost of improvement, and the previous owner's period of holding is included for capital gains purposes.
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Capital asset distribution on HUF partition remains non-transfer, with cost and holding period carried forward.
Distribution of a capital asset on the total or partial partition of a Hindu undivided family is treated as a transaction not regarded as a transfer. The transferee, being a member of the family or any other person, takes the asset at the previous owner's cost, as increased by the cost of improvement, and the previous owner's period of holding is included for capital gains purposes.
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