13/10/2026
Cash gifts are generally tax-free in Australia. Property is not so simple. Transfer duty may be calculated on its market value, even when no money changes hands, and capital gains tax may also apply.
Gift more than $10,000 in a financial year, or $30,000 across five financial years, and the excess may continue to count under the Age Pension assets and income tests for five years.
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