Archive · 23 Aug 2025
Tax Guidance: Form 15H and Mutual Fund Transfer Rules
If you're a senior citizen with less than ₹12 lakh in income from things like pensions, interest, and dividends, you can avoid tax withholding by using Form 15H.
Transferring investments, like mutual fund units, to family members is usually tax-free at the time of the transfer.
However, if your family members sell those investments later, they might have to pay taxes then.
Changing the order of ownership of mutual fund units between spouses also doesn't trigger taxes.
Seniors with income under ₹12 lakh can submit Form 15H for TDS exemption.
Transferring mutual fund units to relatives is not a taxable event.
Gains from future sale of transferred units will be taxed as capital gains.
Transferring mutual fund units held jointly to the other spouse does not incur tax.
The article covers tax implications of specific financial scenarios.
- Who
- N. Kalyanasundaram and Murli Krishnamurthy
- What
- Tax implications of Form 15H and mutual fund transfers.
- When
- Published August 23, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To clarify tax liabilities in different financial situations.
- Form 15H Eligibility
- Income under ₹12 lakh
- Income Source
- Pension, Bank Interest, Dividends
- Mutual Fund Transfer Tax
- Not Taxable
- Relative Definition
- Includes brother of spouse
- Capital Gains Tax (future)
- Applies to recipients upon sale of transferred units