If my mother in law pays off a car loan will that be something she and I both will have to claim?

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Neither one of you reports it. Paying off a car loan is not deductible. A gift to an individual is not deductible, so if she paid off your car for you, it is not taxable to you nor deductible for her. Generous--yes. But not deductible. If she gave you over $14,000 to pay off the car, she may need to fill out a gift tax form 709. She will not have to pay tax for the gift but any gift over $14,000 is added to the amount you are allowed to gift over your lifetime. (About $5.4 million before it becomes taxable)

Turbo Tax does not support the gift tax form 709, but here is a link:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f709.pdf

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