In India receiver pays gift tax. Receiving Brother is a relative and any amount of gift from a relative (brother/sister) is NOT taxable to him in India. But there may be taxation to giver in the country of residence. Please check on that. In USA the giver of gift is taxed if the yearly amount of gift exceeds USD 15000/- (Rs.10,50,000/-approx.). But your yearly total gift amount is only Rs.1,20,000/-. So No Tax in USA. Check tax rules if you are residing in any other country.
In India receiver pays gift tax. Receiving Brother is a relative and any amount of gift from a relative (brother/sister) is NOT taxable to him in India. But there may be taxation to giver in the country of residence. Please check on that. In USA the giver of gift is taxed if the yearly amount of gift exceeds USD 15000/- (Rs.10,50,000/-approx.). But your yearly total gift amount is only Rs.1,20,000/-. So No Tax in USA. Check tax rules if you are residing in any other country.
It will depend on the method you choose, but most MTOs will charge a flat fee, a percentage fee, or some combination of the two. For example, Wise charge a 0.28GBP fixed fee plus a small percentage of the total transfer - for amounts up to 100,000GBP this is 0.63%. WorldRemit charge a flat fee of 1.99GBP or 2.99USD for all transfers to India. Other payment methods like bank transfers may also include an extra fee.
Be aware that this fee schedule will likely change if you are not sending from the United States to Canada. Regardless of your country corridor, we recommend you keep in mind a few principles when transferring money internationally with Western Union:
What are Indian gift tax implications when an Indian resident (mother, father) citizen receives AUD 200K from a blood related Australian citizen (child) via an international money transfer for the purpose of property purchase in mother, father and another sibling's name?
Be sure to check if recipients need to pay tax on any money received from abroad. If money is sent to family members then this is not taxed unless the money is invested - while money sent to anyone other than family members will be taxed as income if it's over Rs 50,000 a year.
In the United Kingdom and EEA area, Western Union, operating as Western Union Business Solutions (UK) Limited, is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In the United States, the company is regulated both at the state level by the various licensing and banking regulations and at the federal level by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
If you're working abroad, you might need to also pay US social security and Medicare taxes, especially if you're self-employed or you work for a company based on US soil. Expat employees pay a rate of 7.65% in the 2022 tax year, but self-employed workers pay at 15.3%.
Is it necessary to inform the India IT Dept on such remittances.
Security is vital primarily because scam artists and fraudsters often hit money transfer providers such as MoneyGram and Western Union worldwide. This is because spot cash can be collected easily and quickly and are extremely hard to retrieve or trace.
I am an NRI leaving in Australia. I have a property in India. I want to gift it to my mum. I still have Rs 24,00,000 loan reamining. can i keep paying that loan after transferring the property or do i have to pay off the loan before transferring the property?
Hi Sangeeta,