gift from son in law

Yes taxable provided gift is in the form of cash.

Applicability : Individual and HUF Taxability: Any sum of money,aggregate value of which exceeds Rs.50,000 /- is received during the previous year without consideration, by an Individual or a HUF from any persons on or after 01.04.06 then the whole of the aggregate of such sum will be taxable. Exceptions : Gifts received from the following persons not taxable : 1) Relative 2) On the occasion of the marriage 3) Under a will or by way of inheritance 4) In comtemplation of death of the payer 5) Any local authority 6) Trust or Institution u/s 10(23C) 7) Trust or Institution u/s 12AA Relative means: a) Spouse of the Individual b) Brother or sister of the individual c) Brother or sister of the spouse of the individual d) Brother or sister of either of the parents of the individual e) Any lineal ascendant or decendant of the individual f) Any lineal ascendant or decendant of the spouse of the individual g) Spouse of the person referred to in clauses (b) to (f) above

Articles also regarding gift has been posted by me with diagramatic concept. Kindly go thro' the same.

In your case the entire gift from son in law is fully exempt. Whether he is a redisent or non resident which is immeterial. Also see the Diagramatic view in the articles which i have submitted.

whether maternal grandparents and paternal grandmother and daughter and mother covered under lineal ascendent/decendent?

Lineal ascendent and decendent are appointed by the court.

Ravi, Can u please provide the link for the article on Gifts or the name of the file in he share file folder

https://www.caclubindia.com/article_list_detail.asp?article_id=285/
please see the diagramatic view you can easily understand the meaning of relations.

https://www.caclubindia.com/files_display.asp?files_id=2371

Thanks Ravi

Thanks Ravi

please forward the article to my mail id. hariwithu @ sify.com

ravi, plz explain what is meant by lineal ascendant and descendant . plz forward to my mail id ; hariwithu @ sify.com

as per defination of Relative for this purpose, Son in Law is relative and gift by Son in Law is fully exempt, whether he is resident or non resident, whatever the amount may be