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@macuser_22 wrote:

Spouses can transfer money in any amounts between them at any time without any reporting requirements whatsoever - it is not considered a gift.. 


If @todd833 gives the $15,000 to his wife with the understanding that she will give the $15,000 to his son, with the intent being to avoid a filing requirement, then it comes within the purview of the step transaction doctrine, regardless.