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Taxation of Gifts from Family

Income Tax : SEO Description: Explains which gifts qualify for exemption based on the statutory definition of “relative” and why not all fa...

December 21, 2025 13338 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 2334 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 21468 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 398805 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 6750 Views 1 comment Print


Latest News


Raj Kundra Gifted Shilpa Shetty ₹12.5 Crore. Now Tax Tribunal Wants to Know How

Income Tax : The tribunal held that a gift deed alone cannot establish legitimacy under Section 68. It directed fresh scrutiny of the donor’s...

March 20, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print

GST on Gift & perquisites supplied by companies to their employees

Goods and Services Tax : Gifts up to a value of Rs 50,000/- per year by an employer to his employee are outside the ambit of GST. However, gifts of value m...

July 10, 2017 7371 Views 0 comment Print

No Addition U/s. 56 for Immovable Property received at less than stamp duty value

Income Tax : The existing provisions of section 56(2)(vii)(b)(ii) provide that where any immovable property is received for a consideration whi...

January 20, 2016 7213 Views 4 comments Print

ICAI President’s Message – January 2013

CA, CS, CMA : Suggestions on Draft Rule 11UA of Income-tax Rules, 1962 Accepted: I am happy to inform you that our suggestions have found favour...

December 30, 2012 1471 Views 0 comment Print

Priyanka to pay Income Tax on Rs 6 crore and Kasbekar on Rs 4-crore

Income Tax : Actress Priyanka Chopra and photographer Atul Kasbekar will pay income tax on some undisclosed transactions. Priyanka will pay tax...

February 4, 2011 1244 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Gift from HUF to Member Requires Verification Before Taxation: ITAT Rajkot

Income Tax : The ITAT set aside the CIT(A)’s order taxing Rs. 10 lakh received from HUF, emphasizing verification of the gift and HUF status ...

December 12, 2025 741 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 468 Views 0 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 759 Views 0 comment Print

Fully Explained Gift From Daughter Not Taxable as Unexplained Cash Credit

Income Tax : ITAT Delhi set aside an unexplained cash addition of ₹3.5 Lakh, ruling in favor of the assessee who received a gift from her adu...

October 4, 2025 1236 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Rs. 8.5 Lakh Gift Addition, Citing Donor’s Balance Sheet Capacity

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata deletes Rs.8.5 lakh addition for cash gift against Abdus Sattar. Tribunal ruled that the donor's capacity must be jud...

September 25, 2025 378 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


TDS & Tax on Salary | Section 192 | FY 2021-22 | AY 2022-23

Income Tax : CBDT issued Income Tax Circular No. 04/2022 on 15th March 2022 and explained all provisions related to deduction of Tax At Source ...

March 15, 2022 100185 Views 1 comment Print

Fee structure for Depository Participants (DP) operating in GIFT-IFSC

Corporate Law : The depository participants have been permitted to operate in GIFT-IFSC in terms of the applicable provisions under SEBI (Internat...

July 27, 2021 474 Views 0 comment Print

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 96771 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) (Amendment) Rules, 2009

Fema / RBI : In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 46 of the Foreign Exchange Man...

May 22, 2009 3083 Views 0 comment Print


Taxation of Gifts received by an Individual/HUF

June 14, 2020 100238 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.

Brief notes on Income from other sources

June 6, 2020 289037 Views 5 comments Print

As per section 56(2)(i), dividends are always taxed under this head. However, dividends from domestic company other than those covered by section 2(22)(e) are exempt from tax under section 10(34). Winnings from lotteries, crossword puzzles, races including horse races, card game and other game of any sort, gambling or betting of any form whatsoever, are always taxed under this head.

Gifts – Income Tax Perspective

May 27, 2020 105574 Views 23 comments Print

Gift is that thing which brings joy on anyone’s face. But at the same time it brings confusion in the mind of taxpayers as well since many people got confused as to which gift is taxable and which is exempt u/s 56(2)(X). Hence today I come up with this solution to your confusion.

Taxability of Gift U/s 56(2)(X)

May 26, 2020 493682 Views 31 comments Print

Gift is usually used to convert black money into white money. To stop practice of converting black money into white money a section 56(2)(Vii) introduced by Finance Act , 2009 and amended by Finance act , 2010. This section deals with law of taxation of gift.

Taxability of Gift received by an individual or HUF

May 12, 2020 13446 Views 0 comment Print

Gift is usually used to convert black money into white money. To stop practice of converting black money into white money a section 56(2)(Vii) introduced by Finance Act , 2009 and amended by Finance act , 2010. This section deals with law of taxation of gift. The term “Gift” implies – any sum of money […]

Tax Implication of receiving Gifts

May 10, 2020 25964 Views 1 comment Print

Gifts!! This word always brings smile not only on face of children but also the elder once. But at the same time we should keep in mind the tax implication on gifts. Hence today I am covering this topic in detail. Type of gifts and its taxation is as under: 1. Cash: If aggregate value […]

Gift is no exception to specific prohibition |Transfer of Property Act, 1882

May 9, 2020 5520 Views 1 comment Print

The gift is no exception to specific prohibition provided under section 10 of the Act, Condition restraining alienation the transferee or any person claiming under him from parting with or disposing of his interest in the property, the condition or limitation is void,

Taxability of Gifts – Some Interesting Issues

May 8, 2020 96339 Views 5 comments Print

Article explains  Taxability of gift to minor, Taxability of gift to uncle by nephew, Whether gifts received from friends and relatives on the occasion of daughter’s marriage are exempt, Taxability of Gift of Car, Whether interest free loans can be charged to tax as sum of money received without consideration, Taxability of Gift from Mother’s […]

Income Tax on Gifts: Exemptions and computation

May 3, 2020 57082 Views 16 comments Print

Receiving Gift indeed brings a cheerful smile on the face of the receiver, but if receiver gets to know that he has to pay tax thereon, the smiling face may turn sad. Although Gift Tax Act has been abolished, however there are certain provisions in the Income Tax Act, which make the gift taxable in […]

Detailed Analysis- Gifts Taxation under Income Tax Act, 1961

April 24, 2020 492753 Views 92 comments Print

Article explains Income Tax Treatment of Immovable Property Received as Gift Without Consideration or for Inadequate Consideration, Any property other than immovable property received Without consideration of For Inadequate Consideration and all those gifts which are fully exempt under Income Tax under Section 56(2)(X) 1. Cash: If aggregate value is less than Rs.50000 than nothing […]

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