Gift Tax Calculator (56(2)(x))
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Gift tax in India — the ₹50,000 rule
India has no separate "gift tax". Instead, Section 56(2)(x) treats certain gifts as income from other sources in the hands of the person who receives them. The key trigger is the ₹50,000 aggregate threshold: if the total of gifts received from non-relatives in a financial year crosses ₹50,000, the entire amount becomes taxable — not just the part above ₹50,000.
When a gift is tax-free vs taxable
A gift is completely exempt if it falls into any of the carve-outs below. If it does not — and the aggregate from non-relatives exceeds ₹50,000 — the full value is added to your income.
| From a relative | Any amount |
| On your marriage | Any amount |
| Under a will / inheritance | Any amount |
| In contemplation of death | Any amount |
| From a local authority | Any amount |
| From a registered trust / fund (12A, 10(23C)) | Any amount |
| Non-relative, ordinary occasion | If aggregate > ₹50,000 |
| Cash / cheque / bank transfer | If aggregate > ₹50,000 |
| Immovable property (no/low consideration) | If SDV gap > ₹50,000 |
| Shares, jewellery, art, bullion | If FMV > ₹50,000 |
Worked examples
The same amount can be fully taxable or fully exempt depending only on who gave it and the occasion. Compare:
Key terms explained
Who counts as a "relative"?
Spouse; your brother/sister and your spouse's brother/sister; brother/sister of either parent; any lineal ascendant or descendant of you or your spouse; and the spouse of any of these. A cousin, friend or colleague is NOT a relative for this section.
The ₹50,000 aggregate
All gifts from non-relatives in the year are added together. If the total exceeds ₹50,000, the entire total is taxable. Cross it by even ₹1 and the whole amount — not just the excess — becomes income.
Marriage exemption
Gifts received on the occasion of your own marriage are exempt regardless of who gives them or the amount. This exemption does not extend to anniversaries, birthdays or a child's marriage.
Property & the value gap
For immovable property gifted for no/low consideration, tax applies on the stamp-duty value gap; for shares, jewellery and bullion, on the fair market value — each subject to the same ₹50,000 test.
Questions people ask
Short answers on Gift Tax Calculator. Tap a question to open it.
01Are gifts taxable in India?
There is no separate gift tax, but section 56(2)(x) taxes gifts as "income from other sources" in the recipient's hands. If the aggregate of money and specified property received without consideration in a year exceeds ₹50,000, the whole amount is taxable — not just the excess.
02Which gifts are completely exempt?
Gifts from a relative as defined in the section, gifts on the occasion of the individual's marriage, gifts under a will or by inheritance, gifts in contemplation of death, and gifts from a local authority, a registered trust or an institution referred to in section 10(23C).
03Who counts as a "relative" for this purpose?
Spouse, brother or sister, brother or sister of the spouse, brother or sister of either parent, any lineal ascendant or descendant of the individual or of the spouse, and the spouse of any of these. Cousins, and friends, are not relatives.
04Is a gift of immovable property treated differently?
Yes. If received without consideration and the stamp duty value exceeds ₹50,000, that whole value is taxable. If received for inadequate consideration, the difference is taxable where it exceeds the higher of ₹50,000 and 10% of the consideration.
05Are gifts to a spouse tax free?
The gift itself is exempt because a spouse is a relative, but any income the gifted asset later earns is clubbed back into the transferor's income under section 64(1)(iv).
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