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Transferee liability refers to the responsibility of the person who receives an asset or property to pay any taxes owed by the person who transferred it to them. This liability is limited to the value of the asset that was transferred. For example, if someone gives a gift to another person and cannot pay the gift tax, the Internal Revenue Service may require the recipient to pay it instead.
Definition: Transferee liability refers to the responsibility of the person who receives an asset or property to pay any taxes owed by the person who transferred the asset or property. This liability is limited to the value of the asset transferred. For example, if someone gives a gift to another person and cannot pay the gift tax, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can force the recipient to pay it instead.
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These examples illustrate how transferee liability works. In both cases, the person who received the asset (Jane and Tom) is held responsible for paying the taxes owed by the person who transferred the asset (John and Tom's grandfather). The liability is limited to the value of the asset transferred, so Jane is only responsible for the sales tax on the car, and Tom is only responsible for the property taxes on the house.