Section 6 of The Gift-tax Act, 1958 View Chapter 2

Value of gifts, how determined.

1(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the value of any property, other than cash, transferred by way of gift shall, for the purpose of this Act, be its value as on the date on which the gift was made and shall be determined in the manner laid down in Schedule II.

(2) Where a person makes a gift which is not revocable for a specified period, the value of the property gifted shall be the capitalized value of the income from such property during the period for which the gift is not revocable.

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1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1989, s. 81, for section 6 (w.e.f. 1-4-1989).