Watch your mail. You will probably get a 1099-misc from the car company for the full $76,000. Should have looked at this before you settled.

You need to sit down with a tax attorney to get this right and get the details correct. You mention an "award" and a "settlement." Normally it is...

Yes, this is a gift. But if there is money owe on the land, and he assumes your share of the debt, then the IRS could consider this a sale, and...

When and how to report a Church for suspected Tax evasion.

This seems to be more in nature of regular fraud (embezzlement) than tax evasion. Depending on structure of church, try reporting it to higher...