topic Receiving Gift of $100,000 in State tax filing

Receiving Gift of $100,000

RacknarockGod — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:17:35 GMT

Hi all,

My wife receive a cash gift (cash transferred into her account) from her sister in the amount of $100,000. I understand her sister would need to file Form 709 as the giver, and my wife as a receiver doesn't have to do anything. But, wouldn't IRS like to know how a $100,000 pops up on her account? My wife and I file a join-return, should we not say anything about it on our tax forms? Would VA state tax us on the money?

Thank you for any input you could provide.

Re: Receiving Gift of $100,000

RacknarockGod — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 21:09:29 GMT

I just remember that her sister is not American citizen and she doesn't live in US so Form 709 wouldn't apply to her.

Re: Receiving Gift of $100,000

DoninGA — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 21:44:08 GMT

@RacknarockGod wrote:

I just remember that her sister is not American citizen and she doesn't live in US so Form 709 wouldn't apply to her.

If the gift was from a foreign individual and the amount of the gift is over $100,000 then the receiver of the gift has to file an IRS Form 3520 to report the gift received.

Re: Receiving Gift of $100,000

RacknarockGod — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:37:37 GMT

Thank you.

But it is not more than $100,000.

Would we need to pay Federal Tax or State Tax for the gift?

Re: Receiving Gift of $100,000

DoninGA — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 01:09:02 GMT

@RacknarockGod wrote:

Thank you.

But it is not more than $100,000.

Would we need to pay Federal Tax or State Tax for the gift?

No. A gift received is never taxable or reported on a tax return. If the gift was greater than $100,000 the receiver of the gift only has to report the receipt of the gift from a foreign individual.

Since the gift is not greater then $100K you have nothing to report to the IRS.

Re: Receiving Gift of $100,000

RacknarockGod — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 02:08:25 GMT

Thank you.

But, IRS would see the deposit/transfer of the money into my wife bank account. Wouldn't they be wondering and perhaps audit us in the future?