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Gift from Spouse: Tax-Free… Until You Fail to Prove It

Income Tax : ITAT held spousal gift taxable under Section 68 due to lack of evidence on genuineness, bank trail, and donor capacity despite Sec...

March 30, 2026 2235 Views 0 comment Print

Cross-Border Family Gifting: FEMA Compliance Explained

Fema / RBI : Learn the FEMA rules governing gifts of money, shares, and property to non-residents, including documentation, valuation, and repa...

December 15, 2025 2751 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Gifts Received By an Individual or HUF: Rules & Exceptions

Income Tax : Understand the tax treatment of monetary, movable, and immovable gifts received by individuals and HUFs. Learn the ₹50,000 thres...

November 18, 2025 22050 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of Gift received by an individual or HUF with FAQs

Income Tax : Summary of taxability of gifts under the Income Tax Act for individuals and HUFs—covering monetary, movable, and immovable gifts...

November 3, 2025 400362 Views 61 comments Print

Tax Exemption on Gifts from Relatives: Tips for ITR Disclosure

Income Tax : Gifts received from specified relatives are fully exempt from income tax under Section 56(2)(x). Learn the definition of 'relative...

November 1, 2025 7350 Views 1 comment Print


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Ancestral family property can be ‘gifted’ away : Bombay HC

Finance : he Bombay High Court ruled on Wednesday that no part of an ancestral family property can be ‘gifted’ away. The court in a land...

March 19, 2010 6430 Views 0 comment Print


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Gift from Mother Treated as Cash Credit: ITAT Allows Fresh Hearing

Income Tax : The ITAT Surat remanded a case involving a Rs.30 lakh gift treated as unexplained cash credit under Section 68. The Tribunal allow...

May 15, 2026 1491 Views 0 comment Print

Unexplained Income Addition Deleted for Properly Documented Gifts from Relatives

Income Tax : ITAT Chandigarh ruled that cash gifts from close relatives, supported by affidavits and audited accounts, cannot be treated as une...

November 25, 2025 519 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Confirms Legitimacy of Foreign Gifts in Income Tax Assessment

Income Tax : The Bombay High Court ruled that the CIT cannot exercise revision powers under Section 263 when the Assessing Officer has verified...

November 22, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

Gift from Brother-in-Law Not Taxable despite absence of deed: ITAT Kolkata

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that gifts received from a brother-in-law are exempt under Section 56(2)(vii), as the relationship qualifies as ...

November 12, 2025 5403 Views 1 comment Print

Gifts from Sisters Held Genuine – Section 68 Can’t Tax Natural Love and Affection

Income Tax : ITAT Agra deleted additions on gifts received from real sisters, holding that when identity, genuineness, and creditworthiness are...

October 28, 2025 801 Views 0 comment Print


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Gift from Mother Treated as Cash Credit: ITAT Allows Fresh Hearing

May 15, 2026 1491 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT Surat remanded a case involving a Rs.30 lakh gift treated as unexplained cash credit under Section 68. The Tribunal allowed the assessee another opportunity to submit bank records and explain the source of the gift.

Gift from Spouse: Tax-Free… Until You Fail to Prove It

March 30, 2026 2235 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held spousal gift taxable under Section 68 due to lack of evidence on genuineness, bank trail, and donor capacity despite Section 56 exemption.

Cross-Border Family Gifting: FEMA Compliance Explained

December 15, 2025 2751 Views 0 comment Print

Learn the FEMA rules governing gifts of money, shares, and property to non-residents, including documentation, valuation, and repatriation considerations.

Unexplained Income Addition Deleted for Properly Documented Gifts from Relatives

November 25, 2025 519 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chandigarh ruled that cash gifts from close relatives, supported by affidavits and audited accounts, cannot be treated as unexplained income. The assessee’s appeal was allowed.

Bombay HC Confirms Legitimacy of Foreign Gifts in Income Tax Assessment

November 22, 2025 615 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay High Court ruled that the CIT cannot exercise revision powers under Section 263 when the Assessing Officer has verified the identity, source, and creditworthiness of foreign donors and satisfied with gifts received.

Tax Treatment of Gifts Received By an Individual or HUF: Rules & Exceptions

November 18, 2025 22050 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the tax treatment of monetary, movable, and immovable gifts received by individuals and HUFs. Learn the ₹50,000 thresholds, exemptions for relatives and marriage, and rules for gifts received without or for inadequate consideration.

Gift from Brother-in-Law Not Taxable despite absence of deed: ITAT Kolkata

November 12, 2025 5403 Views 1 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that gifts received from a brother-in-law are exempt under Section 56(2)(vii), as the relationship qualifies as relative for tax purposes.

Taxability of Gift received by an individual or HUF with FAQs

November 3, 2025 400362 Views 61 comments Print

Summary of taxability of gifts under the Income Tax Act for individuals and HUFs—covering monetary, movable, and immovable gifts, exemptions, limits, relatives, and COVID-19-related relief.

Tax Exemption on Gifts from Relatives: Tips for ITR Disclosure

November 1, 2025 7350 Views 1 comment Print

Gifts received from specified relatives are fully exempt from income tax under Section 56(2)(x). Learn the definition of ‘relative’ and mandatory ITR disclosure steps.

Gifts from Sisters Held Genuine – Section 68 Can’t Tax Natural Love and Affection

October 28, 2025 801 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Agra deleted additions on gifts received from real sisters, holding that when identity, genuineness, and creditworthiness are proven, Section 68 cannot apply to family gifts made out of natural affection.

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