New Delhi, May 12 -- -Name withheld on request

Since you have been living in the UK for the past 10 years, I have assumed that you qualify as a non-resident for Indian income-tax purposes.

From 1 April 2026, the Income-tax Act, 2025 (ITA 2025) has replaced the Income-tax Act, 1961. While the section numbers have changed under the new law, the overall position relevant to your query remains broadly the same.

As per section 92 of ITA 2025, any sum of money received without consideration, exceeding Rs.50,000, is taxable in the hands of the recipient. Although there is an exemption for amounts received from specified relatives, an HUF is not treated as a "relative" of its members when a member receives any sum from the HUF. So, at first gl...