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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 22053 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 400380 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 1494 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 618 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


आयकर अपीलीय अधिकरण का गिफ्ट लेन-देन पर एक महत्वपूर्ण फैसला

June 5, 2023 5574 Views 0 comment Print

सामान्यतः हम यह पाते हैं कि व्यापारिक लेन-देन में किताबों में नगदी कम पड़ जाती है तो हम प्रोप्राइटर या पार्टनर के पूंजी खाते से निवेश बता देंते है. इनके खाते में पैसा कहां से आया, इसके लिए हम माता पिता या रिश्तेदारों से निजी उपयोग के लिए गिफ्ट बता देते हैं जो ज्यादातर कैश […]

No capital Gain Tax on Gift of Immovable Property to Sister

May 5, 2023 4449 Views 0 comment Print

From gift deed it is crystal clear that the said property was gifted by assesee to his sister out of natural love and affection and it was in this back drop that assessee claimed before CIT(A) that incidence of transfer of immovable property was not liable to tax in his hands.

ITAT deletes Addition for Cash Gift from Uncle and Aunt

January 29, 2023 2589 Views 0 comment Print

It is pertinent to note that to meet the emergency situation of additional expenses by the assessee the assessee has obtained cash not only from assessee’s father and mother but also the close relative i.e. the maternal uncle, maternal aunt as well as paternal uncle and paternal aunt and the said relation cannot be doubted by the Assessing Officer.

Taxation of Gifts: An In Depth Analysis

December 25, 2022 36021 Views 3 comments Print

Gifts in India are cultural aspects handed down from generations. Learn the in-depth analysis of taxation of gifts and how lawmakers are trying to tackle the issue. 

List of relatives covered under Section 56(2) of Income Tax Act,1961

September 25, 2022 8286 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the comprehensive list of relatives covered under section 56(2) of Income Tax Act, 1961. Find out who is exempt from tax on gifts and transfers.

No addition for Cash Gift from Siblings for Medical Emergencies

August 16, 2022 1416 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT held that cash gifts received by the assessee from her brother and sister cannot be added as unexplained income under section 69A.

ITAT deletes Penalty related to addition for Gift from Mother

June 12, 2022 1392 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad cancels penalty on Anisha R. Dhanani. Unexplained cash credit addition lacked accurate particulars. Bona-fide explanation considered.

No prohibition for NRI for accepting gifts from relatives- ITAT deletes addition

May 9, 2022 840 Views 0 comment Print

There is no prohibition for the NRI for accepting the gifts from the relatives. In the absence of any prohibition, no adverse inference can be drawn against the assessee based on the prevailing system in the society.

Section 56(2)(viii)(c)(ii) not applies to money/ property received from close relatives

April 23, 2022 2859 Views 0 comment Print

It is held that transaction within the family and close relative are covered by the proviso to section 56(2)(viii)(c) and there is no application of the said section for taxing the income under the head ‘Income from other sources’. The provisions of s. 56(2)(viii)(c)(ii) shall not apply in case of money or any property received from any close relative.

ITAT deletes addition for Amount given by HUF to Member & Held that same cannot be treated as GIFT

March 25, 2022 3735 Views 0 comment Print

As per the Hindu Law every member of HUF has a pre-existing right in the property of the HUF and any amount given to a member therefore from the HUF property tantamounts to only giving him what actually belonged to him and there is no question therefore of the same being any amount given for no consideration or in the nature of gift, which are covered in the scope of Section 56(2)(vii) of the Act.

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