GLOSSARY · VISA-HOLDER FINANCE
Form 3520 foreign gift reporting
The duty of a US person, including a resident alien, to report large gifts or bequests received from foreign individuals, estates, corporations or partnerships on Form 3520. The gift is generally not taxable income, but failing to report it carries a penalty of a percentage of the gift for each month the report is late.
Also called: Form 3520, gift from abroad, foreign inheritance reporting
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CHAPTER · TAXES, MONEY BACK HOME AND REPORTING · STRATEGIESSending and Receiving Money and Gifts Across BordersRELATED TERMS
SOURCES
- Instructions for Form 3520. Internal Revenue Service.