How are gifts taxed in India? | Tax on gifted shares, gold and property

Hey @mkv,

If the loan is given for business, then it has to be reported in the balance sheet. If its for personal use then no reporting is required. It won’t have any tax implication, as tax is already paid by you.

Hope this helps!

please clarify
father gives me money of 160000

i mansion this money under section 56 (2 )(x) on my ITR

Now my itr was processed

I don’t know this the right section 56 2 x to disclose that money

Can you please clarify

If did it wrongly what are penalty for this

Section 56 (2) (x) is where you mention gift amounts that are taxable.

As you have received the money from your father, it’ll be treated as a gift, however, you don’t have to pay any tax on it. This amount needs to be mentioned under ‘exempt income’ in your ITR.

But, as you have already filed the ITR now and the due date to file the revised ITR has also passed, there are no changes that can be made from your end.

As the income was not taxable, there will be no penalty in this case.

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In case, my minor child receives shares of worth 5 lacs as gift from my close friend and in the same year I received 50000 rs in cash as gift,
1)what will be my tax liability?
2)Gift to my child will be clubbed to me?
3) How is this gift reported to tax department?
4) how to file income tax return of minor?

Hi @hirendabhi,

Let me resolve the questions one by one:

  1. What will be your tax liability?
  • Since cash gifts up to ₹50,000 in a financial year are exempt, your cash gift won’t be taxable.
  • However, the shares received by your minor child will be taxable since they are from a non-relative and exceed ₹50,000 in value.
  1. Clubbing the gift income of the minor child:
  • Since your child is a minor, the gift’s value and any income earned from those shares (like dividends or capital gains) will be clubbed with your income.
  • If both parents earn, it is clubbed with the parent whose income is higher.
  1. How is this gift reported to the tax department?
  • The gift should be disclosed under 'Exempt Income in your ITR (even if not taxable).
  • If the shares generate income (like dividends), that income will be shown as per the clubbing provisions under Schedule SPI in your ITR.
  1. How to file an Income Tax Return (ITR) for a minor?
  • Generally, a separate ITR for a minor is not needed since their income gets clubbed with the parent’s income.
  • However, if the minor has earned income due to their own skills or talent (like acting, singing, etc.), they may need to file a separate ITR.
  1. My daugther ( 3 years old) got shares worth Rs 60,000 from my friend. Is it taxable. Do I as a guardian have to pay that?
  2. If she gets Rs 50,000 worth shares from 3 friends in a financial year, then once sold, are these taxable . If taxable, should I as a father have to pay those taxes?

Hello @Patl_Pel

Yes, if shares are received from a non-relative, and the total value exceeds ₹50,000 in a financial year, the entire amount is taxable under “Income from Other Sources” as per Section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax Act.

Since your daughter is a minor, the gifted amount and any income from it (including capital gains upon sale of shares) will be clubbed with the income of the parent who has the higher earnings under Section 64(1A). Thus, any tax liability arising from these shares will be payable by the parent.

Hi,
My elder brother gifted shares to my wife using off market share transfer.
Should my wife show it in Schedule (Exempted Income) section of ITR-2 form while filing for her income tax for FY 2024-2025.

Please let me know . Thanks in Advance

Hey @mmandke ,

Gift received from spouse’s brother is exempt from income tax. She can report the value of the shares received under the schedule exempt income as Gift income.

Thank you for the response . Is it optional to mention the Gift Income from relative on schdeule expempt income or it is mandatory or it is advisable ?

@mmandke

Gifting of shares is a case of off-market transfers. These transactions can get reflected in AIS.

Thus it is advisable to report this as exempt income.

Yes. They are reflected in AIS already.
Thanks for Advice.

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Hi,
This video and vlogs is very useful.
I have one question, I have a huf account members are wife and child. If my mom give gift of 7 Lacks to my huf account every year is it tax free ?

Q1: My husband receives Rs.10lakh as gift from my brother/sister, is it tax empted? Should my husband show it in his ITR?

Q2: I give Rs.10lakh as gift to my husband. Is is tax empted? Should my husband show it in his ITR? If he has to show this in ITR, where he has to mention it?

Q3: I receive Rs.10lakh as gift from my brother/sister, is it tax empted? Should I show it in my ITR?

Q4: Can my son get 10L gift from my sister/brother/parent or from my husband’s sister/brother/parent? Is it tax empted?

Q5: If we invest that gift amount and get some income, how it is taxed? Will the gain to be reflected in the ITR of the person gifted that amount?

Hello @Sumathi_Thiruppathi

Let me answer all your queries one by one:

  1. A gift of ₹10 lakhs received by your husband from your brother or sister is exempt from income tax, as they are considered his “relatives” under the Income Tax Act. Your husband may disclose it under the exempt income schedule in his ITR.
  2. A gift of ₹10 lakhs given by you to your husband is also fully exempt from tax, as gifts between spouses are not taxable. Your husband should show it under exempt income in the ITR.
  3. A gift of ₹10 lakhs received from your own brother or sister is completely tax-exempt, as they are your relatives under the Income Tax Act. You show it under exempt income while filing your ITR.
  4. Gifts received by your son from the siblings or parents of either you or your husband are not taxable, as all of them fall under the definition of “relatives” for your son under the Act.
  5. Any income generated from the gifted amount (e.g., interest, dividends, capital gains) is taxable in the hands of the recipient. However, under the clubbing provisions of Section 64, if the gift is made to a spouse or minor child, then the income earned from such gifted amount will be clubbed with the income of the person who gave the gift and taxed accordingly.

Hope it helps!!

Thank you for your reply. Is there any maximum limit for such donation?

Hi @Priyanshu_Agarwal

Where shall i declare stocks gifted by me to my parents in their ITR ? I am filing ITR -1 and unable to find where should i mention this income

Hello @Sumathi_Thiruppathi

There is no such limit on such gifts to relatives.

Hello @Vaibhav_Gupta

The stocks gifted by you to your parents should be reported under the point 7 of ITR-1 i.e. exempt income.

Hi @Priyanshu_Agarwal
Thanks a lot for your reply. I couldn;t find any relevant dropdown in Point 7 to delclare gifted income
There is option of “Any Other” but that asks description as well. What should i enter in description in there