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Level 3
posted Oct 25, 2023 10:35:04 AM

Income Assistance

My husband and I don’t live together but we do live in the same state. He makes the most while I’m a self-employed independent contractor. If my husband decided to help me during the year with money will that money count as my income in addition? 

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Expert Alumni
Oct 25, 2023 10:49:08 AM

Hi PINKNation, 

Thanks for joining the event.

No, it is not taxable. 

The Unlimited marital deduction:

 The IRS offers an unlimited marital deduction that allows married couples to make unlimited inter-spousal transfers of property without incurring a tax, either during their lifetimes or after their deaths. The deduction applies to both estate taxes and gift taxes. 

 

If both spouses in a married couple are United States citizens, one spouse may make unlimited gifts to the other spouse, during life or at the time of death, using the unlimited marital deduction. The unlimited marital deduction, however, does not apply to gifts made to a non-citizen spouse

Here is a good article:

https://www.schomerlawgroup.com/tax/2023-gift-and-estate-tax-updates/#:~:text=If%20both%20spouses%20in%20a,to%20a%20non%2Dcitizen%20spouse.

 

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p904.pdf

 

Level 3
Oct 25, 2023 1:30:28 PM

Would we need to complete a form? 

Level 15
Oct 25, 2023 1:36:24 PM

@PINKNation  There is no form for your spouse to complete to give money to you.  Please keep your related questions in one thread or it gets way too confusing for those of us who are trying to reply to your multiple questions and help you.

Level 3
Oct 25, 2023 1:46:48 PM

Will do. I didn’t want to overload with multiple questions in one chat. Thanks for your help! 

Level 3
Oct 25, 2023 1:57:57 PM

Thanks for your assitance.