How to use parents' RMB to buy a house for them in US?

My parents have some RMB, enough to buy a small house close to mine (in US). They do not want do other investments in China. They want to use it to buy a house for themselves when they visited US. I can rent it out when they are not here. Of couse, everything under my name (ideally). This will eventually become my property (as grandsons' education fund as they claimed). Questions:

1. What is the best way to send money to US (assuming they have exchanged RMB for $ in China). If they do bank wire transfer, does it count for my income for this year? and tax?

2. If I put them as owner, is there any issue, like inheritance tax eventually?

3. If I put myslef as owner, any other issues? assuming pay by cash, no mortage.

Thanks in advance. Sorry cannot type Chinese in office.

 

 

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bso... rich parents... -texastrader- 给 texastrader 发送悄悄话 (485 bytes) () 11/16/2012 postreply 11:54:21

回复:bso... rich parents... -bbbqqq- 给 bbbqqq 发送悄悄话 (551 bytes) () 11/16/2012 postreply 12:19:47

As long as it is less $100,000, you do not need to file with IRS -goldilock- 给 goldilock 发送悄悄话 (57 bytes) () 11/16/2012 postreply 14:22:32

没问题的 -xixi2009- 给 xixi2009 发送悄悄话 xixi2009 的博客首页 (213 bytes) () 11/16/2012 postreply 13:06:47

回复:How to use parents' RMB to buy a house for them in US? -小嗨- 给 小嗨 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 11/16/2012 postreply 13:19:02

There is annual gift limit - $26,000 USD -xyz2001- 给 xyz2001 发送悄悄话 (888 bytes) () 11/16/2012 postreply 13:49:40

good information. Thanks! -yunchu- 给 yunchu 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 11/16/2012 postreply 16:25:24

If you receive over $100K per year from non-resident alien, you -nnong- 给 nnong 发送悄悄话 nnong 的博客首页 (162 bytes) () 11/16/2012 postreply 23:00:28

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