Section 64(1)(viii): Clubbing of income from asset transferred to any person for the benefit of the son’s wife

^{Income from assets transferred to a person for the benefit of son’s wife attract the provisions of S. 64(1)(viii) on clubbing of income, if-}

• ^{The taxpayer is an individual.}
• ^{He/she has transferred an asset after May 31, 1973.}
• ^{The asset is transferred to any person or an association of persons.}
• ^{The asset is transferred for the benefit of son’s wife.}
• ^{The asset is transferred without adequate consideration.}

^{In case of such individual, the income from the asset is included in the income of the person who has transferred the asset.}

CLUBBING PROVISIONS AT A GLANCE:

Reference:

As Per Section 64(1)(viii), of the Income Tax Act, 1961-

Income of individual to include income of spouse, minor child, etc.

64. (1) in computing the total income of any individual, there shall be included all such income as arises directly or indirectly—

(viii) to any person or association of persons from assets transferred directly or indirectly on or after the 1st day of June, 1973, otherwise than for adequate consideration, to the person or association of persons by such individual, to the extent to which the income from such assets is for the immediate or deferred benefit of his son’s wife.

Explanation 1.—For the purposes of clause (ii), the individual in computing whose total income the income referred to in that clause is to be included, shall be the husband or wife whose total income (excluding the income referred to in that clause) is greater ; and where any such income is once included in the total income of either spouse, any such income arising in any succeeding year shall not be included in the total income of the other spouse unless the Assessing Officer is satisfied, after giving that spouse an opportunity of being heard, that it is necessary so to do.

Explanation 2.—For the purposes of clause (ii), an individual shall be deemed to have a substantial interest in a concern—

(i) in a case where the concern is a company, if its shares (not being shares entitled to a fixed rate of dividend whether with or without a further right to participate in profits) carrying not less than twenty per cent of the voting power are, at any time during the previous year, owned beneficially by such person or partly by such person and partly by one or more of his relatives;

(ii) in any other case, if such person is entitled, or such person and one or more of his relatives are entitled in the aggregate, at any time during the previous year, to not less than twenty per cent of the profits of such concern.

Explanation 2A.—[Omitted by the Finance Act, 1992, w.e.f. 1-4-1993.]

Explanation 3.—For the purposes of clauses (iv) and (vi), where the assets transferred directly or indirectly by an individual to his spouse or son’s wife (hereafter in this Explanation referred to as “the transferee”) are invested by the transferee,—

(i) in any business, such investment being not in the nature of contribution of capital as a partner in a firm or, as the case may be, for being admitted to the benefits of partnership in a firm, that part of the income arising out of the business to the transferee in any previous year, which bears the same proportion to the income of the transferee from the business as the value of the assets aforesaid as on the first day of the previous year bears to the total investment in the business by the transferee as on the said day ;

(ii) in the nature of contribution of capital as a partner in a firm, that part of the interest receivable by the transferee from the firm in any previous year, which bears the same proportion to the interest receivable by the transferee from the firm as the value of investment aforesaid as on the first day of the previous year bears to the total investment by way of capital contribution as a partner in the firm as on the said day,

shall be included in the total income of the individual in that previous year.