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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 Implications of Raksha Bandhan Gifts: What You Need to Know

Income Tax : Understand the tax implications of Raksha Bandhan gifts. Learn about exemptions for gifts from relatives and the tax rules for gif...

August 19, 2024 3576 Views 0 comment Print

Gifting to NRIs: Shares & Money Transfer Rules

Income Tax : Explore the guidelines for gifting shares and money from residents to non-resident relatives under FEMA and LRS, ensuring complian...

February 26, 2024 9096 Views 0 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

Affidavit must for gift in kind, over Rs. 50,000, from relatives

Income Tax : From now on, when you get a gift in kind, valued at more than Rs. 50,000, from your parents or other relatives, make sure you have...

October 23, 2009 5164 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Gifts from Sister & Father-in-Law Accepted: ITAT Deletes Addition

Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Chandigarh has reversed a tax addition of Rs. 6.75 lakhs on gifts received by an assessee...

September 10, 2025 1005 Views 0 comment Print

Section 54F Exemption Allowed: Oral Gift Satisfying Mohammedan Law Validates Claim

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore allows Section 54F capital gains exemption for an assessee, validating oral Hiba (gift) under Mohammedan Law and ov...

June 22, 2025 5148 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT Allows Post-Ceremony Marriage Gifts citing real-life practicality

Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai rules that gifts received shortly after marriage are exempt under Section 56(2)(vii) of the Income-tax Act. The decisi...

June 21, 2025 4989 Views 0 comment Print

No capital Gain Tax on Gift of Immovable Property to Sister

Income Tax : From gift deed it is crystal clear that the said property was gifted by assesee to his sister out of natural love and affection an...

May 5, 2023 4449 Views 0 comment Print

Validity of Reassessment to verify genuineness of gift based on Assessment of relatives

Income Tax : While deleting an addition made in respect of undisclosed income, the Delhi bench of the ITAT held that the gift received by the a...

November 19, 2017 1884 Views 0 comment Print


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CAs cannot do Valuation of unquoted equity shares under DCF method

Income Tax : Amendment in Rule 11U and 11UA omitting reference to the term accountant, thereby permitting only merchant bankers to determine th...

May 24, 2018 96906 Views 0 comment Print

Gifts of property (gifts-in-kind) above value of rs.50,000 become taxable from 1st October 2009

Income Tax : The Income Tax Act 1961 (the Act) has been amended with effect from 1st October 2009 to provide that any gift-in-kind, being an im...

October 1, 2009 2839 Views 0 comment Print


Taxability of Gifts in the Hands of Recipients Simplified

October 21, 2023 23406 Views 12 comments Print

Learn about gift tax rules in India, including exemptions, taxability, and the impact on recipients. Get insights into tax-saving options.

Taxation on Gifts under Income Tax Act, 1961- An In-depth Summary

August 14, 2023 7242 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the rules and regulations surrounding gift taxation in India. Learn about taxable gifts, exemptions, and ways to comply with the Income Tax Act.

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.

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. 

Best thing to Gift Loved ones & its Taxability as per Indian Laws

February 7, 2022 20478 Views 1 comment Print

It is the season of festivals and gifting to our near and dear ones is customary. Gifting is a way to show that you care about someone. Gifts can be in the form of money, immovable property, movable property such as Gold, shares, etc. Suppose, you want to gift your sister a perfect wedding gift. […]

Taxability of Gift Received by An Individual

December 24, 2021 8157 Views 0 comment Print

Introduction: The title of the article  emphasis on the applicability of Income Tax, on the gifts, whether movable or immovable received by an individual from any person on different occasions. Description: The Income Tax Act, 1961 bifurcates gifts received by an individual in the broad categories namely Gift of money (whatever the mode, cash or […]

Gift From HUF – Whether Capital Receipt In the Hand of Member?

December 17, 2021 5064 Views 0 comment Print

A member of the ‘HUF’ has a pre-existing right in the family properties. A Coparcener has a pre-existing right and interest in the property and can demand partition also, however, the other members of the ‘HUF’ have right to be maintained out of the ‘HUF’ property. On division, the share in the estate/capital of the ‘HUF’ cannot be treated as income of the recipient, rather, the same will be a capital receipt in his hands.

Applicability of Gift Tax

December 8, 2021 26781 Views 1 comment Print

The Indian Culture has thousands of years of history as well as various traditions attached to it. It is also a birth place of many religions like, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism etc. Beside, India is a country with diversified culture where each occasion is a reason to celebrate and show love and affection to close […]

Taxability of Gift Received By A Person

May 22, 2021 15939 Views 2 comments Print

Any person receives Gift from any other person, would be consider as income of the recipient as per section 56(2)(x) with certain exemptions. Section 56(2)(x) was inserted by Finance Act 2017 w.e.f.1st April, 2017 read as under: Where any person receives, in any previous year, from any person or persons on or after 1st day […]

Taxation of Gifts received by an Individual/HUF

June 14, 2020 100415 Views 32 comments Print

As per section 56(2)(vii) of Income Tax Act, gifts received by an individual or a hindu undivided family in the form of money or property (without consideration or with inadequate consideration) is taxable as income under the head Income from Other Sources provided such income falls under five categories mentioned below and such income does not fall in the exempted category.

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