The lawyer warned about the risks of a gift in the form of an apartment

Lawyer Sergey Zhorin on Monday, July 27, said that receiving an apartment as a gift from friends, as in the case of People's Artist of Russia Larisa Dolina, may lead to additional personal income tax expenses.

At the same time, in a conversation with aif.ru The expert noted that legally this situation is quite legitimate.

"Friends can purchase an apartment and arrange it immediately for the donee, or subsequently conclude a donation agreement. The law does not prohibit such transactions, but their execution should be transparent, and the origin of funds should be confirmed, especially if it is a question of expensive real estate," the specialist explained.

Zhorin warned that even a donated apartment could incur additional costs. According to him, if the property is not donated by close relatives, the recipient will have to pay personal income tax, which is calculated from the cost of housing.

In addition, the expert noted that under certain circumstances, the donation agreement may become the subject of a legal dispute. This is possible if there are doubts about the reality of the transaction, its legality, or there are questions about the origin of the funds.

The finale of the high-profile Dolina case: bailiffs handed Luria the keys to the apartment in Khamovniki

At the end of December, the Moscow City Court ordered the singer to vacate the elite living space.

At the end of last year, Dolina lost her luxury apartment in Khamovniki. According to the decision of the Supreme Court, the property remained with the buyer Polina Lurie, after which the singer moved to a rented apartment. On July 26, Dolina revealed that she was now living in a new apartment. According to her, she is much better than the one she had, according to NSN. She received a new living space as a gift from friends, writes RT. The actress added that her apartment is in a new house, notes Life.ru . According to her, repairs have already been made there, clarifies 360.ru .

The singer noted that she no longer remembers the difficult period associated with real estate, because now the situation has completely improved and a new stage of her life has begun, IA Regnum reports.

In 2024, Dolina sold a five-room apartment in Khamovniki for 112 million rubles, but later stated that she had become a victim of fraud and tried to challenge the deal through the court. This high-profile story received a wide response and gave its name to the so-called "Valley scheme," the website reports. kp.ru .