{
  "id": 2089556,
  "title": "Should I make my foreign national son a co-owner?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/should-i-make-my-foreign-national-son-a-co-owner",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:35:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/should-i-make-my-foreign-national-son-a-co-owner-of-my-properties-for-inheritance/articleshow/133366802.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The question posed is whether a single parent should include their foreign national son as a co-owner of their properties. The son's foreign status raises potential tax implications to consider. In India, adding a joint owner to assets during one's lifetime is generally treated as an exempt gift, but the transfer may also have tax implications in the son's country of residence or domicile. For immovable property, adding the son as a co-owner would require payment of stamp duty and registration charges, so the costs and benefits should be carefully weighed.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}