<prompt> Human: I know I should have figured out all of this in 2011, but Ive never earned wages or filed a return before, so taxes arent something I typically think much about. This particular question honestly didnt occur to me until last night. As far as I know, my parents did not mention this money on any tax return. The IRS website says that someone of my status single, dependent, under 65, not blind must file if their unearned income was more than 950. Googling gift unearned income led me to the Social Security Handbook which says:Unearned income is all income that is not earned. Some common types of unearned income are . . . gifts and inheritances. . . .That seems to be referencing the following bit of legal codeFor the purposes of this subchapter, income means both earned income and unearned income; and . . . unearned income means all other income, including . . . gifts cash or otherwise and inheritances. . . .Thats the most reliable-seeming definition of the term Ive been able to find. But does Social Security law apply to my situation? Some other sites say that gifts count for general filing purposes, and some disagree. Am I completely off here; is there something else I should be doing?  <response>: No need to file anything about a gift youve received. If its over the annual limit as v1nny said, 14k this year, the giver needs to file. 