Bhai Dooj gift tax rules: Got money or gold from your brother? Check when festival presents become taxable
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- ✓Indians will celebrate Bhai Dooj on Wednesday, November 11.
- ✓Gifts received from a brother are exempt from income tax, regardless of value.
- ✓However, gifts from cousins or friends become taxable if their total value exceeds ₹50,000 in a year.
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Gifts received from a brother are exempt from income tax, regardless of value. Here's when it becomes taxable.
Following Dhanteras and Diwali, Indians are set to celebrate Bhai Dooj on Wednesday, November 11 this year, a traditional Hindu festival that honours the special bond between brothers and sisters.
This occasion is often celebrated by exchanging presents, with cash, gold, jewellery and other valuable items among the popular choices.
However, such transfers may have tax implications depending on the relationship between the giver and the recipient and the value of the item being gifted.
When is a gift exempt from tax?
Any gifts received by a sister from her blood brother or sibling is exempt from income tax, irrespective of its value. Under Section 56(2)(x) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, gifts such as cash, jewellery and other assets received from specified relatives are tax-free, and brother is included in the definition of a relative.
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