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Submitted By: Alex
Answered: July 23, 2013 8:30 am
Answered: July 23, 2013 8:30 am
My wife inherited money from her father in Syria. Is this taxable to her?
No. An inheritance, regardless of amount, is tax free to the heir. It does not matter whether the person who died was a U.S. citizen or a foreign national.
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A revenue ruling is the Commissioner’s “official interpretation of the interpretation of the law” and generally is binding on revenue agents and other IRS officials. Taxpayers generally may rely on published revenue rulings in determining the tax treatment of their own transactions that arise out of similar facts and circumstances.
