https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=9585 Section 10 of the Estate Duty Act includes gifts in the estate only when the donor's benefit is referable to the gift. Transfers by book entries or gifts of property subject to tenancy that do not convey complete proprietary rights and do not give benefits referable to the gift are excluded; gifts which result in the donee letting the property back or depositing money with the deceased or his firm are includible. The Supreme Court decisions in Kamalavati and Jaigopal Mehra confirm that absence of a benefit referable to the gift precludes inclusion under section 10, and officers are to apply this ratio in assessments. en-us Sat, 19 Jan 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=9585 Section 10 of the Estate Duty Act includes gifts in the estate only when the donor's benefit is referable to the gift. Transfers by book entries or gifts of property subject to tenancy that do not convey complete proprietary rights and do not give benefits referable to the gift are excluded; gifts which result in the donee letting the property back or depositing money with the deceased or his firm are includible. The Supreme Court decisions in Kamalavati and Jaigopal Mehra confirm that absence of a benefit referable to the gift precludes inclusion under section 10, and officers are to apply this ratio in assessments. Circulars Income Tax Sat, 19 Jan 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/circulars?id=9585