I am a student getting support from my father outside the states

Alt2022 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:51:55 GMT

Hi,

I am student in US with Green Card. I am getting support from my father from outside USA. He is using Western Union to do such monthly support transfers to me. Should I report all these to IRS ?

Re: I am a student getting support from my father outside the states

drc845443 — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:33:29 GMT

Hello there!

In general, money received from a parent as support for a child is not included in income for tax purposes and is not reportable to the IRS.

However, given that your parent is based outside the USA and may be considered a foreign person, you may be required to file a Form 3520 to report the amounts received depending on the magnitude of the amounts and what they were used for. Please see instructions for Form 3520 below.

https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i3520

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I am a student getting support from my father outside the states

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