All about HUF
All about HUF HUF (Hindu Undivided Family ), Basic purpose of creating a HUF is to save Income Tax arising out of family Income .This is new form of Tax saving tool. In India there are many Hindu families who live jointly and their properties are ancestral as well as self acquired. Income arising out of such properties can be shown as separate income and to be taxed separately. Basically, HUF account can be created by right of birth and not by an agreement between two parties. Any individual covered under Hindu personal law that is Hindu,Sikh, Jain or Buddhist can create an HUF account, if they have property income and want to save income tax. Benefit of creating HUF By creating HUF one can save substantial amount of Income tax , this is because HUF is treated as distinct entity , separate from Individual forming the HUF. Let me give you a live example question asked by a client : Sir, I am working in govt job and my total income is around Rs. 12 Lakh per ...