JessicaF2
Employee Tax Expert

I bought a home and put my parent on the deed. My parent never lived there or paid towards it. now, I want to take my parent off the deed. do I have to pay a gift tax?

when I bought my home I put my parent on the deed - not the mortgage.  now that I take my parent off the deed do I or they have to pay a gift tax?  they never paid anything for the house