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    <title>Section 56(2) exemption upheld for funds from spouse of assessee&#039;s sister; treated as gift, not taxable income</title>
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    <description>ITAT allowed the assessee&#039;s appeal and deleted the addition under section 56(2) arising from a purported gift, holding that the amount received from the spouse of the assessee&#039;s sister falls within the definition of &quot;relative&quot; and is therefore exempt. The Tribunal found the remitted funds were routed through normal banking channels and documentary evidence of the source was furnished; no statutory requirement for a formal gift deed exists for movable property nor for exemption under section 56(2), and the Gift Tax Act is not in operation. The AO&#039;s characterization of the receipt as income from other sources was reversed; any tax consequence, if relevant, would lie in the hands of the donor, not the assessee.</description>
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      <description>ITAT allowed the assessee&#039;s appeal and deleted the addition under section 56(2) arising from a purported gift, holding that the amount received from the spouse of the assessee&#039;s sister falls within the definition of &quot;relative&quot; and is therefore exempt. The Tribunal found the remitted funds were routed through normal banking channels and documentary evidence of the source was furnished; no statutory requirement for a formal gift deed exists for movable property nor for exemption under section 56(2), and the Gift Tax Act is not in operation. The AO&#039;s characterization of the receipt as income from other sources was reversed; any tax consequence, if relevant, would lie in the hands of the donor, not the assessee.</description>
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