gift tax: do i have to pay gift tax when someone gives me money?
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Do you need to worry about paying tax on your gift? First, a gift must be quite substantial before the IRS takes notice. A gift of $14,000 or less in a calendar year (2013) doesn’t even count. Currently, a taxpayer does not pay gift tax until they have given away over $5.25 million in their lifetime. Does the gift recipient ever have to pay gift tax? If the donor does not pay the tax, the IRS may collect it from you. Learn more here: http://blog.taxact.com/gift-tax-do-i-have-to-pay-gift-tax-when-someone-gives-me-money/ http://www.taxact.com/TRANSCRIPT
Do I have to pay gift tax when someone gives me
money?
Gift Tax:
Surprise!Mom and Dad just gave you a nice BIG check!
Now.Do you need to worry about paying tax on
your gift?
The IRS won’t take notice if you receive a gift of $14,000 or
less in a calendar year (2013).
The effective annual limit from one couple to another couple before the IRS
takes notice is $56,000.
For purposes of the gift tax,it’s not a gift if:
One: It’s given to a husband or wife who is a U.S. citizen. Two: It’s paid directly to an educational or medical institution for someone’s
medical bills or tuition expenses.
Gift tax isnot an issue for most people.
The person who makes the gift files the gift tax return, if necessary, and pays any
tax.
For example:
Say someone gives you $20,000 in one year, and you and the giver are both single. The giver must file a gift tax return, showing an excess gift of $6,000 ($20,000 – $14,000 exclusion = $6,000).
If the donor does not pay the tax,the IRS may collect it from you.
Each year, the amount a person gives other people over the annual exclusion
accumulates until it reaches the lifetime gift tax exclusion.
Currently, a taxpayer does not pay gift tax until they have given away over
$5.25 million in their lifetime.
For more in depth details, click to learn more at blog.taxact.com