@girigiri wrote:
My dad is making a direct payment to the university for my graduate class tuition. If I get a grade B or above, my employer may reimburse the tuition. If they do, is the tuition paid my dad directly to the university be considered as a gift to me.
If you are not a dependent then anyone paying your tuition is a gift whether you are reimbursed or not. But gifts are not reportable by the receiver of the gift - only reportable by the giver if it exceeds $15,000 on a 709 Gift tax return (no actual tax, just reduces the $11.4 million lifetime exemption.)
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
