Section 44 : Transfer of property after death:
If the ownership of any property is disposed through transfer to any other person because of death of any natural person, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(a) That person shall be deemed to have obtained, for disposal, the amount equal to the market value of that property prevailing at the time of disposal, and

(b) The person who has acquired the property through transfer shall be deemed to have incurred cost in a sum equal to clause (a).