{
  "id": 5304654,
  "title": "Husband alone not liable for tax on joint property",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/husband-alone-not-liable-for-tax-on-joint-property",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/legal/will/rs-34-8-lakh-difference-in-price-and-stamp-duty-added-to-husbands-income-for-taxation-despite-a-jointly-owned-property-itat-mumbai-calls-it-not-justified/articleshow/133729279.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent ruling by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Mumbai, a couple jointly owning a property jointly could not be made solely liable for tax on the difference between the purchase price and stamp-duty value. The Mumbai ITAT held that even though a property is jointly owned by spouses, one co-owner cannot be entirely responsible for paying tax on the disparity.",
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  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}