Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Gift-tax Act, 1958

Year: 1958

Enactment Date: 1958-05-15

Long Title: An Act to provide for the levy of gift-tax

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 44A: Rounding off of taxable gifts.
1The amount assessed in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Act as being the value of all taxable gifts shall be rounded off to the nearest multiple of ten rupees and, for this purpose, any part of a rupee consisting of paise shall be ignored and thereafter, if such amount is not a multiple of ten rupees, then, if the last figure in that amount is five or more, the amount shall be increased to the next higher amount which is a multiple of ten and, if the last figure is less than five, the amount shall be reduced to the next lower amount which is a multiple of ten ; and the amount so rounded off shall be deemed to be the value of all taxable gifts of the assessee for the purposes of this Act.
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 42 of 1970, s. 70 (w.e.f. 1-4-1971).
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