<prompt> Human: Hopefully not the dumbest question Ill ever ask as an adult. Received 1000 in birthday money in the form of checks from grandparents and other family members Im normally poor. Do I need to pay taxes on this come April?  <response>: No, you never pay taxes on gifts you recieve, and in general, people who give you the gifts never pay additional taxes on them either, unless the amount they give away reaches in the many multi millions of dollars over a lifetime. 