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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 2946 Views 0 comment Print

Format of Gift Deed

Income Tax : Explore the intricacies of a Gift Deed, detailing the transfer of shares with love and affection. Understand the legalities, assur...

February 2, 2024 17712 Views 0 comment Print

Are gifts received from relatives on Diwali subject to taxation?

Income Tax : Explore the intricacies of Diwali gift tax provisions in India. Uncover the exemptions, taxable scenarios, and asset consideration...

November 7, 2023 2526 Views 0 comment Print

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

Income Tax : Tax treatment of gifts for individuals and HUFs, covering monetary, immovable, and movable property, exceptions, and COVID-19 reli...

November 3, 2023 17385 Views 0 comment Print

Taxability of Gifts in the Hands of Recipients Simplified

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

October 21, 2023 16722 Views 12 comments Print


Latest News


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 6004 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax department filed appeal in ITAT against Mayawati demanding tax of 10 crore

Income Tax : In fresh trouble for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the Income Tax Department has filed two appeals in the Income Tax Appe...

June 24, 2009 630 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT delhi Deletes Addition of Cash Gifts Received from Mother

Income Tax : In Sharon Agarwal Vs ITO, ITAT Delhi deletes addition of cash gifts received from mother. Explore implications of this landmark de...

June 7, 2023 1146 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 3753 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT deletes Addition for Cash Gift from Uncle and Aunt

Income Tax : It is pertinent to note that to meet the emergency situation of additional expenses by the assessee the assessee has obtained cash...

January 29, 2023 2286 Views 0 comment Print

Limitation & restriction should be considered for valuation of shares for gift tax: SC

Income Tax : Supreme Court held that the valuation of shares for the purpose of gift tax needs to take into consideration the limitations and r...

October 21, 2022 5409 Views 0 comment Print

No addition for Cash Gift from Siblings for Medical Emergencies

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

August 16, 2022 987 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 94287 Views 0 comment Print


Taxability of Gift Received by An Individual

December 24, 2021 7701 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 4224 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 26022 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 […]

Whether Gift to Shareholder’s Son is Deemed Dividend?

October 22, 2021 1710 Views 0 comment Print

Issue: Whether gift or amount paid by a closely held company to relative of shareholder will be treated as deemed dividend?  In this article we are going to analyse a situation in which a company has gifted Rs. 50,000/- to one of shareholders’s son and AO has consider the gift as deemed dividend.  PROBLEM: Mr. […]

Marriage Gifts And Its Taxation

July 27, 2021 53676 Views 2 comments Print

It is customary in Indian for families to exchange gift at the occasion of marriage. This article deals with tax implications of such gifts received. General Provisions for taxation of Gifts in India Before abolition of the Gift Tax Act in  1998  the donor (giver of the gift) was required to pay gift tax on […]

Taxability of Gift Received By A Person

May 22, 2021 15432 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 […]

Taxability of Gifts Received From Persons other than Relatives | Section 56(2)(X)

May 18, 2021 1806 Views 0 comment Print

Under Section 56(2)(x) Gifts from persons other than those covered in the definition of relatives are taxable  under the Head Income from other sources. Now a question arises that is it sufficient to offer a Gift from a person other than relatives as Income from Other Sources and pay tax ?  In my humble opinion […]

Intricacies Involved In Gifts: To And From HUF

February 19, 2021 21708 Views 1 comment Print

In the previous article on HUF, we had discussed about the meaning of HUF, its formation, creation of corpus of HUF and how it can be used as a legal tax saving tool. In one of the ways the corpus of Hindu undivided family can be created by receiving gifts from relatives.

No addition for duly supported Cash Gift from Relatives

February 2, 2021 4203 Views 0 comment Print

Sheela Yogi Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) Once the summons have been issued and these persons have appeared and given their statements before the AO wherein they have confirmed that they have advanced the amount to the assessee towards purchase of the agricultural land and has also disclosed the source of their earnings/savings, the assessee has […]

Do you know the tax implications on Diwali gifts?

November 11, 2020 6318 Views 4 comments Print

Diwali for everybody is like meeting their friends and exchanging gifts. The gifts can be sweets, dry fruits, and other valuable items like silver or gold coins. But did you ever thought that these gifts may have some tax implications too?? No… Everybody believes that these gifts are not taxable in their hands. You are […]

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