My father wants to gift cash to me. Should I pay income tax on money received from my father?

There are no tax implications of the transaction for either you or your daughter as gifts received from specified relatives including parents are not to be treated as income for income tax purposes given the provisions of Sec 56 of the Income Tax Act

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