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Level 2
July 26, 2020
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Monetary gift giving

  • July 26, 2020
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If my two brothers have a joint checking account together, can they just transfer money to me over the gift giving limit with a note, for example, saying "15000 to (my name) from (brother name 1)" and then the next transaction saying "15000 to (my name ) from (bro name 2)"?

Are they able to do the same thing when transferring money to my daughters saving acct (acct is in her name but my name is on as secondary). "15000 to (name) from (name)?

    Best answer by Anonymous_

    They are not a married couple, obviously, but, regardless, they are going to have to file Form 709 if the $15,000 annual limit is exceeded from the joint account.

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    Level 15
    July 26, 2020

    They are not a married couple, obviously, but, regardless, they are going to have to file Form 709 if the $15,000 annual limit is exceeded from the joint account.

    Level 2
    July 26, 2020

    Even if they include a note for each separate transaction of a "To: and From:" type of thing?

    Level 15
    July 26, 2020

    Yes, they should actually just write separate checks ($15,000 each).