My mother recently sold her half ownership of a house to her ex-husband. She received $215,000 from the sale.
She's lived in the house for decades so I believe she applies for the capital gains exemption of up to $250,000 by living in the house for at least 2 years in the 5 years leading up to the sale.
Would she have to pay any other taxes for this money? She has paid off some debts and she would like to gift the remaining amount of money to me to put into a savings account.
I'm currently a student and don't have any income of my own. Would I need to file taxes if I am gifted this money and would she need to pay taxes for gifting that amount of money to me?