<prompt> Human: Long story short, getting married soon and my fiance has kept a lot of cash in tips from her bartending job. By the time she comes with me back to the US, she will probably have near or over 10,000 in cash saved up from tip money. Is there any way to bring it to the US without it being taxable, or someway to put it in my US account without losing a bunch?  <response>: The 10,000 cash limit before declarations isnt about taxes. Its about where the money came from for customs purposes - to preventmonitor money laundering. Declare the money if its over 10,000 USD and youll be fine as long as you can explain where it came from. If you dont declare it you could be subject to finesseizure of the money. Its not worth not declaring it. 