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Is the 100k foreign gift tax-free limit per individual or per couple if my husband and I file jointly?

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June 6, 2019
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My UK Citizen father wants to gift us (US citizen husband, permanent resident me) $150,000.

My husband and I file taxes jointly.

If my father transferred $99,000 into my personal US account from UK and $51,000 into my husbands personal US account from UK would these be considered separate foreign gifts and under 100k, therefore, we would not have to fill out form 3520?

Best answer by DoninGA

@mellisa4283 wrote:

Is 100 k taxable if the money is received from a non us resident from china? Would you be able to provide the section an codes?

Gifts received from an individual are not reported on a tax return, regardless of the amount received.

However, gifts received from a foreign individual in the amount more than $100,000 have to be reported to the IRS using Form 3520. There are no taxes owed on the gift received but the gift must be reported to the IRS. TurboTax does not support Form 3520.

IRS Form 3520, Annual Return To Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts - https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-3520

Critter

Employee

This is a per person requirement so in this case no form 3520 is required.

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BoltZilla

What if the gift (exceeds 100k) is deposited to

a. a joint account?

b. a trust account with multiple trustees?

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klehnhardt

The Form 3520 is required to be filed by a U.S. person. A U.S. Person is:

A citizen or resident alien of the United States (see Pub. 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens, for guidance on determining resident alien status),
A domestic partnership, • A domestic corporation,
Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of section 7701(a)(31)(A)), and
Any domestic trust (defined earlier).

You are required to file Form if you received more than $100,000 from a nonresident alien individual or a foreign estate (including foreign persons related to that nonresident alien individual or foreign estate) that you treated as gifts or bequests.

If the funds are transferred into a joint account, then it is subject to the $100,00 limitation. You would file a joint Form 3520. If you and your spouse are filing a joint Form 3520, please check the box on line 1i on page 1.

If the Trust is a domestic trust, and the amount exceeds $100,000 the trust would be required to file the Form 3520.

Critter

Employee

If your parents are not US citizens or residents of the US, there are no US tax implications for them.

If you, as a US person, receive a gift of more than $100,000 from a foreign person, you are required to submit a Form 3520 to the IRS. Form 3520 is an informational form only. You do not report a gift received on your personal tax return, regardless of the amount received.

IRS Form 3520 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f3520.pdf

IRS Form 3520 instructions - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i3520.pdf

http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Gifts-from-Foreign-Person

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mellisa4283

Is 100 k taxable if the money is received from a non us resident from china? Would you be able to provide the section an codes?

DoninGAAnswer

Employee

@mellisa4283 wrote:

Is 100 k taxable if the money is received from a non us resident from china? Would you be able to provide the section an codes?

Gifts received from an individual are not reported on a tax return, regardless of the amount received.

However, gifts received from a foreign individual in the amount more than $100,000 have to be reported to the IRS using Form 3520. There are no taxes owed on the gift received but the gift must be reported to the IRS. TurboTax does not support Form 3520.

IRS Form 3520, Annual Return To Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts - https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-3520