<prompt> Human: Okay throw away time. So I have a question that I dont think Im going to get the answer that I want but I figured it was worth a shot. My boyfriend is giving me cash to buy a house 220k to be exact. He has this money in all cash. It was obtained legally but he did not claim all his tips while in the service industry. This is all cash he literally stashed away over a 20 year period. The problem that I am having is trying to legally cut a check to the seller with this cash he is giving me, without being flagged by the irs or worse have the funds frozen or confiscated. Since I cant prove I made that money and I wouldnt ruin my boyfriends life Im not making a move until I have an idea if anything can be done.I guess its also worth noting a few other small details, this is an all cash offer I will not have a mortgage and I will be the only one on the deed just my child and I. Also I have until Friday to make an offer on this house which I absolutely love and are very hard to come by due to the school district so I dont really have time to slowly add this money to my account. Closing would probably be in exactly a month and a check for seller would be needed the day before closing.Thanks for any advice you guys can give. EDIT: Thanks for all the advice and the dose of reality. I think I just didnt realize how serious something like this is or the repercussions. To be honest I have several friends that are servers and bartenders that only claim what would make up their base pay minimum wage. I dont think I know one that claim all their cash. The original plan is 86d. Thanks again for all the advice.  <response>: It was obtained legally but he did not claim all his tips while in the service industry.Then he owes the government a good chunk of it. Your boyfriend evaded taxes and he needs to deal with that problem.On your end, the proper way to handle a gift of cash is to deposit it into your bank and file paperwork for a large monetary gift. Large amounts need to be logged with the IRS, though you will not have to pay tax as long as your boyfriend has not gifted several million dollars during his lifetime already. No matter what, if you try to launder a large amount of money and hide it from the IRS, youre both probably going to jail, so i would recommend against that. ---EDIT: I dont really have time to slowly add this money to my account.I also needed to chime in here with an edit to note that doing this to avoid detection is illegal as fuck. 