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Inherited money from grandmother - Do I need to report this on taxes?

I inherited some money after my grandmother passed away recently. Not sure if I need to report this on my taxes or if inheritance is taxable income? Anyone dealt with this before?

Zara Shah

Tax professional here. Generally, inheritances are NOT taxable income to the beneficiary. The estate may have to pay taxes if it exceeds certain thresholds ($12.92 million in 2023), but you as the recipient don't report this on your personal tax return. However, any income generated from the inherited money (like interest or dividends) IS taxable.

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Sean O'Brien

Thank u so much! That makes sense. So if I put the money in a savings account, I'd only pay taxes on the interest it earns?

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Zara Shah

Exactly! You'll get a 1099-INT form from your bank for any interest earned over $10 👍

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Luca Bianchi

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GalacticGuardian

Is this legit? How does it work with inheritance stuff?

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Luca Bianchi

Super legit! You upload your docs and it breaks everything down - inheritance, interest income, all of it. Even shows you where potential red flags might be 💯

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GalacticGuardian

Just tried it and wow! This thing is actually amazing. Cleared up all my questions about my inheritance situation in like 5 minutes 🙌

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Nia Harris

Lost my grandma last year too, sorry for your loss 🙏 I was in the same boat and didn't report the inheritance on my taxes. No issues.

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Mateo Gonzalez

Make sure ur grandmas estate filed the proper paperwork tho! That's super important

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Sean O'Brien

The executor handled all that thankfully!

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Aisha Ali

idk why the irs makes everything so complicated smh 🤦‍♀️

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Ethan Moore

fr fr tax code is like 80,000 pages long or sumthing stupid like that

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Yuki Nakamura

Just remember if you invest that money, any gains are taxable. Learned that one the hard way lol

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Sean O'Brien

Good to know! Def planning to invest some of it

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