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How are inheritances taxed, is there a certain amount per year your allowed to receive? |
The inheritance is coming from Colorado but I reside in Pennsylvania. At the federal level, there is no tax to the beneficiary. Taxes are paid by the estate. The link below has more info, but here is the salient part of the IRS publication: "The person who receives your gift or your estate will not have to pay any federal gift tax or estate tax because of it. Also, that person will not have to pay income tax on the value of the gift or inheritance received." Source(s): http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p950.pdf... Why are you going around marrying really old people? It would depend on the conditions of the will. well i dont now much about this stuff you prabblly should ask city hall they know all about that stuff. You are asking two questions here. One is the GIFT TAX yearly limitation of $11K and the other is INHERITANCE - two different tax issues. Reccomend you go to www.irs.gov and in the 'search' box enter both options separately. Because you asked limitations - I am going to address the $11K issue: Gift Taxes IRS Tax Tip 2006-14 If you gave any one person gifts in 2005 that valued at more than $11,000, 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 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: 鈥?Tuition or Medical Expenses that you pay directly to an educational or medical institution for someone's benefit 鈥?Gifts to your Spouse 鈥?Gifts to a Political Organization for its use 鈥?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. For more information, get the IRS Publication 950, Introduction to Estate and Gift Taxes, IRS Form 709 or 709-A, United States Gift Tax Return, and Instructions for Form 709. They are available at the IRS Web site at IRS.gov in the Forms and Publications section or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). Links: Publication 950, Introduction to Estate and Gift Taxes (PDF 44K) Form 709, United States Gift (And Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return (PDF 300K) Form 709, Instructions (PDF 79K) www.irs.gov |
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