<prompt> Human: Im either bad at searching or really surprised no one asks about this more. I would have expected a bunch posts.My Dad wants to give me 10k, supposedly he gave my sister 10k when bought a house. And now he wants us to be even. His gifts tend to come with stings of some sort. control, gilt, etc he is getting older. tbh- if I thought I could Id avoid it but it would turn into a family destructive affair saying no. Not that 10k is anything pass up but I hate hassles1. From I can find reading it looks like because the amount is under 14k he can just give it to me without taxes issues I cant anything about even needing to report it or not. I thought I heard something one time about, if he were to pass in too soon a time frame there would be issues, but I cant even find anything on that now.2. Next whats the best to actually transfer the cash? Does one method have advantages? Just write a check? 3. The kink, there always is one, my dad is lazy REALLY lazy. When talking about this he suggestion we go to the bank together, deposit a check he got from Fidelity in MY account then I give him the extra. This just sounds like a bad idea to me. To be honest my guess would be he lostsnever got checks and figures this will avoid that hassle... My first thought is if its over the 14k limit from above this is a not a option I would think, even I immediately gave some back there wouldcould be IRS implications. Lets say its 11,223 ? Would there be any down side to this Im missing? Other then the hassle of setting foot in a bank? 4. Anything else I missed or would good for others to know?note: before it comes up and because Ive lurked on this forum for a fair while :P This isnt check scam, he is financially fairly well off, probably 7 figures plus even with the market drop. Ive seen most of his accounts to help transfer funds, hes really bad with computers. Which is probably why the bank thing.  <response>: Youre overthinking this and creating problems when none exist. Theres no right procedure for such trivial amounts just take the money and enjoy it. 