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Ask the taxgirl: “Buying” the family home at discount

19 November 2008

Taxpayer asks: My father wants to sell me his house (approx. value of $300,000) for what he owes on it ($54,000). I know, a pretty sweet deal. Some friends advised him that the best way to do this is simply to “give” me the house, and I will send him a Christmas card with $54,000 [...]

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Ask the Taxgirl: Taxable Gifts

15 March 2007

Taxpayer asks: My mom gave me money through my paypal account. There were 3 separate transactions totaling $380 but was non-business related, do I need to claim these transactions along with the other income from my business since they used my PayPal account? Taxgirl says:  Absolutely not! Though I will take this opportunity to discourage [...]

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