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65. i mean, she already got it in 2016 and filed taxes in april 2017, right?

Thu Mar 29, 2018, 02:00 PM

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so at that time did she claim it to be a gift (or otherwise just not report it) and not pay taxes on it?

or did she claim it to be income and pay income taxes on it?

if she already paid income taxes on it and a court later determines it to be a gift i guess she could amend her return to get her taxes back.

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My bad. Thanks. no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #56

Presumably she always had to pay taxes on it unblock Mar 2018 #33

Settlements of claims are usually not taxable income under IRS rules EffieBlack Mar 2018 #35

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I know. Thats why I said I dont know if the principle extends to this situation EffieBlack Mar 2018 #45

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Gift taxes are owed by the person giving the gift. n/t pnwmom Mar 2018 #52

good point. unblock Mar 2018 #57

She'd have to pay taxes on the income she made as a result of investing the gift. pnwmom Mar 2018 #64

i mean, she already got it in 2016 and filed taxes in april 2017, right? unblock Mar 2018 #65

She wouldn't have had to claim it as a gift or income. It would have been the job of the person pnwmom Mar 2018 #67

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