Gift Tax Calculator (India) — Section 56(2)(x)
Tax on gifts from non-relatives — the ₹50,000 cliff, the relative exemption and what your slab takes.
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About Gift Tax Calculator (India) — Section 56(2)(x)
India abolished the separate Gift Tax Act in 1998 and rebuilt gift taxation inside income tax: under section 56(2)(x), money or property received without consideration is the RECIPIENT's income. The rule's famous trap is the cliff: ₹50,000 is not an exemption you subtract — if aggregate non-relative gifts cross it, the ENTIRE amount becomes taxable. ₹49,000 of gifts owes nothing; ₹51,000 owes tax on all ₹51,000, and at the default 20% slab that's a ₹10,600 difference from ₹2,000 of extra gifts. The relative exemption is the rule's other half, and it is generous: gifts from a defined list of relatives — spouse, parents, siblings, spouse's siblings, parents' siblings, lineal ascendants/descendants of self or spouse, and spouses of all of these — are exempt WITHOUT limit. A crore from your father is tax-free; ₹60,000 from your best friend is fully taxable. Wedding gifts enjoy a separate unlimited exemption regardless of giver, as do inheritances and gifts in contemplation of death. Beyond cash, the section values property: immovable property received free is taxed on stamp-duty value; shares, jewellery and art on fair market value; and property bought BELOW fair value can tax the discount. One more wrinkle worth knowing — clubbing: income generated from assets gifted to a spouse or minor child gets clubbed back into the giver's income under section 64, so the popular 'gift to wife, invest in her name' plan moves the asset but not the tax on its earnings.
How to use Gift Tax Calculator (India) — Section 56(2)(x)
- 1Enter Total gifts from NON-relatives this FY, Your marginal tax slab into the Gift Tax Calculator.
- 2The result is computed automatically using Aggregate gifts from non-relatives > ₹50,000 in a FY → the ENTIRE amount is taxable as income from other sources at your slab — it's a cliff, not a threshold — there is no button to press; it updates live as you type.
- 3Change any input to model a different scenario, then use “Copy result link” to share the exact numbers.
Why use Gift Tax Calculator (India) — Section 56(2)(x)?
- ✓Computes gift tax calculator instantly with the correct formula — no spreadsheet needed
- ✓100% free and unlimited, with no sign-up, login or paywall
- ✓Runs entirely in your browser, so the figures you enter are never uploaded or stored
- ✓Shows the formula, a live worked example and references so you can defend the number
Frequently asked questions
Dost se ₹60,000 ka gift mila — kitna tax lagega?+
Poore ₹60,000 par, sirf ₹10,000 par nahi — yahi cliff hai. Aapke slab par 'income from other sources' me judega: 20% slab me ~₹12,480 (cess samet), 30% me ~₹18,720. Aur yeh AGGREGATE hai: teen dosto se ₹20,000-₹20,000 = ₹60,000 bhi cross kar deta hai. Saal bhar ke non-relative gifts ka jod hi asli test hai.
Kaun-kaun 'relative' ginta hai jisse unlimited gift tax-free hai?+
Spouse; bhai-behen (apne aur spouse ke); maata-pita aur unke bhai-behen (chacha-taya-mama-mausi-bua); lineal ascendants/descendants (dada-pardada se pote-parpote tak, apne aur spouse ke); aur in sab ke spouses. Cousin (chachere/mamere bhai-behen) is list me NAHI hai — unse ₹50,000+ ka gift taxable hai. Dost, mangetar (shaadi se pehle) aur live-in partner bhi non-relative hi hain.
Shaadi par mile gifts ka kya hota hai?+
Apni SHAADI ke avsar par mile gifts par koi limit nahi, koi rishta nahi dekha jaata — dost, colleague, parichit, sabse mila gift exempt hai. Dhyan teen baaton ka: yeh sirf shaadi ke occasion par hai (sagai/anniversary par nahi), exemption dulha-dulhan ko mile gifts par hai (parents ko mile gifts par unke rules), aur bade amounts ka register/record rakhiye — scrutiny me 'shaadi ka gift' prove karna aapki zimmedari hai.
Property ya shares gift me mile to valuation kaise hogi?+
Immovable property: stamp-duty value (circle rate) par — registry me jo sarkari value bani wahi income gini jaayegi. Shares/jewellery/art: fair market value par (listed shares ka exchange price, unlisted ka prescribed formula). Aur ulta bhi: ₹80 lakh circle-rate wala flat ₹60 lakh me kharida to ₹20 lakh ka discount aapki income ban sakta hai (10% safe-harbour margin ke baad). Gift deed banwa kar valuation document sambhal kar rakhiye.
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