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Hi there! Gifts and inheritance are generally not taxable to the recipient, so you would be in the clear. However, any growth on the gift (like interest, dividends, capital gains, etc) you would be responsible for paying tax on in future years.
Your dad would be required to file a gift tax return (Form 709) since the gift exceeds $15,000. Form 709 is due April 15th unless an extension is filed. Your dad can’t claim the gift to you as a deduction on his income tax return, but he will not owe any tax on the gift either.
Gift tax doesn’t kick in until you exceed your lifetime giving threshold of $11.7 million. (Yup, you read that right!) So the $50,000 your dad gives you will apply to his lifetime giving limit, but no tax is due at this point.
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