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jispar
Dec 31, 2010, 02:25 PM
My parents in South Korea need money to buy a place to live, and I want to send my savings to help them out financially. I am concerend whether I have to pay tax to INS for the money I am sending from the US.
Thanks!

AtlantaTaxExpert
Dec 31, 2010, 02:44 PM
There is NO transfer tax on the part of the United States, though South Korea may have one.

The INS will only question the source on the money; if you have been paying taxes on the savings, the source will be obvious.