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Are you feeling generous at year end? Taxpayers can transfer substantial amounts free of gift taxes to their children or other recipients each year through the proper use of the annual exclusion.<\/p>\n
The exclusion amount is adjusted for inflation annually, and for 2022, the amount is $16,000.<\/p>\n
The exclusion covers gifts that an individual makes to each recipient each year.<\/em> So a taxpayer with three children can transfer a total of $48,000 to the children this year free of federal gift taxes. If the only gifts during a year are made this way, there\u2019s no need to file a federal gift tax return. If annual gifts exceed $16,000, the exclusion covers the first $16,000 and only the excess is taxable.<\/p>\n Note: This discussion isn\u2019t relevant to gifts made to a spouse because they\u2019re gift tax-free under separate marital deduction rules.<\/p>\n Gift splitting by married taxpayers <\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re married, gifts made during a year can be treated as split between the spouses, even if the cash or asset is actually given to an individual by only one of you. Therefore, by gift splitting, up to $32,000 a year can be transferred to each recipient by a married couple because two exclusions are available. So for example, a married couple with three married children can transfer a total of $192,000 each year to their children and the children\u2019s spouses ($32,000 times six).<\/p>\n If gift splitting is involved, both spouses must consent to it. This is indicated on the gift tax return (or returns) the spouses file. (If more than $16,000 is being transferred by a spouse, a gift tax return must be filed, even if the $32,000 exclusion covers total gifts.)<\/p>\n The \u201cpresent interest\u201d requirement <\/strong><\/p>\n For a gift to qualify for the annual exclusion, it must be a \u201cpresent interest\u201d gift, meaning the recipient\u2019s enjoyment of the gift can\u2019t be postponed to the future. For example, let\u2019s say you put cash into a trust and provide that your adult child is to receive income from it while your child is alive and your grandchild is to receive the principal at your child\u2019s death. Your grandchild\u2019s interest is a \u201cfuture interest.\u201d Special valuation tables determine the value of the separate interests you set up for each recipient. The gift of the income interest qualifies for the annual exclusion because enjoyment of it isn\u2019t deferred, so the first $16,000 of its total value won\u2019t be taxed. However, the \u201cremainder\u201d interest is a taxable gift in its entirety.<\/p>\n If the gift recipient is a minor and the terms of the trust provide that the income may be spent by or for the minor before he or she reaches age 21, and that any amount left is to go to the minor at age 21, then the annual exclusion is available. The present interest rule won\u2019t apply.<\/p>\n \u201cUnified\u201d credit for taxable gifts <\/strong><\/p>\n Even gifts that aren\u2019t covered by the exclusion, and are therefore taxable, may not result in a tax liability. That\u2019s because a tax credit wipes out the federal gift tax liability on the first taxable gifts that you make in your lifetime, up to $12.06 million for 2022. However, to the extent you use this credit against a gift tax liability, it reduces or eliminates the credit available for use against the federal estate tax at your death.<\/p>\n Questions? Contact us. We can also prepare a gift tax return for you if more than $16,000 is given to a single person this year.<\/p>\n \u00a9 2022<\/em><\/p>\n <\/body> Are you feeling generous at year end? Taxpayers can transfer substantial amounts free of gift taxes to their children or other recipients each year through the proper use of the annual exclusion. The exclusion amount is adjusted for inflation annually, and for 2022, the amount is $16,000. 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