Not if you're the one receiving it. Gifts are not income. Gifts are not taxable. The person who GIVES you the gift must not exceed their annual exclusion ($15,000 in 2012) if they don't want to incur gift tax liability.
Income estate and gift taxes would be the subjects of the cases heard in U.S. Tax Court.
Income estate and gift taxes would be the subjects of the cases heard in U.S. Tax Court.
Using your above enclosed information the only amount that you have received is a 15K gift amount for the tax year. The IRS says a qualified gift is any transfer to an individual, either directly or indirectly, where full consideration (measured in money or money's worth) is not received in return. You said that you have not received any earned income that you (worked for) or (was self employed), provided your services to earn some taxable income so you would NOT have any qualifying earned income that would qualify you to receive any of the tax credits that would be available as refund.
An endowment is a type of gift where the original gift amount is kept intact and only the income which the gift generates is used by the charity.
There is no such thing as a "gift" at work. Anything you receive is considered "income" and therefore taxable.
I would say $25 to $50.
Gift cards are the same amount as the value. A $1000 gift card would cost you $1000
yes, all banks report any large transaction to the IRS, this will appear as money earned on your yearly income. No. Your mother would be making a taxable gift to each of you and your husband. She should file a gift tax return showing the gift. A portion of it would qualify as annual exclusion gifts. That portion that did not qualify as annual exclusion gifts would reduce the amount of her lifetime exemption from gift taxes.
NO. As long as it is a QUALIFIED gift that you are receiving according to the IRS gov website definition of a gift. Any transfer to an individual, either directly or indirectly, where full consideration (measured in money or money's worth) is not received in return. The person who receives the QUALIFIED gift does not have to report the QUALIFIED gift amount to the IRS or pay gift or income tax on its value. However, what you call a gift and what the IRS defines as one may be different. Go to the IRS gov website and use the search box for Gift Tax Frequently Asked Questions on Gift Taxes
You don't pay income tax on the receipt of the gift. However, if the gift consists of property that has gone up in value, you may have a taxable capital gain when you sell or dispose of the gift. Your brother or sister, depending on the size of the gifts he or she gives, may have to pay a gift tax, which is different than an income tax.
By "pre-inheritance" do you a gift from a person who has not died yet? If so, there is no tax to the recipient. The giver may or may not have to pay a gift tax, depending on the amount, the recipient, and how much the giver has previously given.
Its income