== == No, not to the recepient. The tax is paid as a gift tax by the givor.
If you gave any one person gifts in 2006 that valued at more than $12,000, you must report the total gifts to the Internal Revenue Service and may have to pay tax on the gifts. The person who receives your gift does not have to report the gift to the IRS (except for certain gifts from foreign sources) or pay gift or income tax on its value. Gifts include money and property, including the use of property without expecting to receive something of equal value in return. If you sell something at less than its value or make an interest-free or reduced-interest loan, you may be making a gift. There are some exceptions to the tax rules on gifts. The following gifts do not count against the annual limit: * Tuition or Medical Expenses that you pay directly to an educational or medical institution for someone's benefit * Gifts to your Spouse (there is a separate limit for non-citizen spouses)
* Gifts to a Political Organization for its use * Gifts to Charities If you are married, both you and your spouse can give separate gifts of up to the annual limit to the same person without making a taxable gift. Important exception: If you receive at least $100,000 in gifts from foreign sources during the year, you must report them on Form 3520. No tax is due, but there are severe penalties for failing to report foreign gifts you receive. Remember that Canada and Mexico are foreign sources.
A gift from whom to whom? Gifts to individuals like a family member are not taxable to the person receiving it, but may be taxable to the giver in the form of gift taxes. If large sums are gifted, you need to get professional assistance as there are ways of avoiding gift taxes if set up correctly before they are gifted. Afterward, it's too bad.
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.
Its income
Tax rules vary from country to country. So, the question needs to be more specific. Generally speaking, taxes levied on inherited wealth are called estate duties. India, for instance, had a regime of estate duties for a long time, but it was done away with a few years ago. Income Tax is levied on one's income, and if it is a gift one receives, Gift Tax is payable, if the concept of Gift Tax is in the tax canons of a particular country, otherwise Income Tax will have to be paid on the monetary value of the gift, either by the donor or by the recipient. Normally, a threshold is prescribed for the monetary value of the gift, the gift valued above which only attracts tax.
Because the person paying it pays the gift tax.
No, gifts are not taxable. However, the IRS does have some specific rules about gifts and taxes, and it's important for you to understand them. The basics are that you can give up to $15,000 worth of cash or property as a gift without filing any special tax forms (since 2018). Gifts are not taxable because it not considered income or earned income. Visit Gift a Feeling and find the perfect birthday gift customized for your loved ones.
Almost always yes....call it anything you want....something of value from your employer is taxable income. (Yes, a Thanksgiving turkey or Christmas bonus, etc is taxable).
Yes. Unless done as a gift.
Yes - Gift cards from employers are taxable income. They should be reported by the employer as wages and reported by the employee as income. There is an exception if the gift is de minimus, but the exception is genuinely difficult to meet.
There is no such thing as a "gift" at work. Anything you receive is considered "income" and therefore taxable.
No deduction on your income tax return for gifts to anyone.
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