Can I claim funeral expenses that were paid from an inherited IRA?

[lindad]

My mother passed in 2018 and my brother and I inherited her 401k.  Mom had life insurance, 'just enough to bury me'.  Well, that was over 30 years ago so, no it wasn't enough.  I received 1/2 her IRA (brother got the other half).  My brother fronted the remaining expense of the funeral and when I received my half of the 401K, I gave him money from that to pay for the funeral.  Is that deductible?

[DoninGA]

Sorry, no.  Funeral expenses are not deductible on a tax return.  The funds given to your brother would be considered a gift and gifts given to an individual are not reported on a tax return.

[lindad]

:(  Okay, thank you!  Was hoping that was NOT the answer