A couple years ago, my dad who is living overseas purchased a condo for me overseas. In order to avoid dealing with a mortgage and to have more flexibility, I have been making monthly payments with the average interest rate at the time to him directly (no bank, no mortgage). I have been deducting interest when I filed my taxes over the past couple years. Other than a seperate document that I developed that says I, Mr. XYZ, will be paying Mr. ABC the total amount with the following interest rate for the next 15 years, I don't have any other legal document. This so-called contract was both signed by me and my dad and legalized by the local authorities. By the way, technically, my dad does not have a lien on the condo (like banks do), it is in my name and I can sell it any time even if I stop paying him. I have been worried that if I get audited by the IRS, they may not buy my story although I have bank wire proofs showing monthly wires, but is that really enough?.
My second question is that the 'OFFICIAL CONTRACT', different from the one mentioned above, that is registered with the local authorities shows an amount lower that the other contract between me and my dad. We did that so the seller, my dad, would pay lower taxes at the time of the sale. This did not impact me because I am paying the agreed-upon price, the higher price, which is listed in the other document between me and him. Would the IRS question why am I paying a higher amount than the amount registered with the local authorities?
My final question is that I am getting ready to give my dad an amount higher than my monthly payment in my next payment (10 times my monthly payment) and I don't want to wire it because these days the US dollar is weak and the bank automatically converts the currency before they deposit the amount into his local account in local currency. My plan is hand him the amount CASH, so he can convert it at his convenience when the dollar goes up again. In other words, I won't have a wire receipt this time. How do I get some type of receipt that the IRS would deem acceptable in this situation?
Thank you very much in advance for any help you might provide me,
2007-10-23
15:29:52
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sam
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