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Get your taxes done using TurboTax
You can wire transfer funds from a foreign account to a US account without any issues. The bank has some reporting requirements since the amount is over $10,000 but this does not affect either you or the receiver of the funds from a tax standpoint. You do not report the gift given on a federal tax return. The individual receiving the gift does not report the gift received on a tax return, regardless of the amount received.
However, since you are a US resident taxpayer you will have to report any gifts given to any individual greater than $14,000 on an IRS Form 709, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return. There will not be any gift taxes owed if your lifetime giving is less than $5.49 million (2017).
TurboTax does not support Form 709
IRS Form 709 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f709.pdf
IRS Form 709 instructions - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i709.pdf