For families

Give to each person, every year, tax-free.

You can give up to about nineteen thousand dollars to each person every year with no gift tax and no paperwork. Done yearly, it quietly shrinks your future taxable estate.

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See how it works through one simple example.

Is this you?

You want to help family or transfer wealth over time.
The limit is per recipient, per year, and a couple can combine.

Here is the idea, in plain words

You can give up to nineteen thousand dollars to each person, every single year.

There is no gift tax, no paperwork, and it steadily shrinks your future taxable estate.

It is quiet, tax-free wealth transfer that adds up year after year.

What this could be worth

About $19,000 per recipient per year, tax-free and paperwork-free, that shrinks your estate.
  • 1Decide who you want to give to.
  • 2Give up to the annual exclusion per person.
  • 3Repeat each year. A couple can combine their exclusions.

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What to watch out for

The honest version.

  • Giving above the exclusion uses part of your lifetime exemption and needs a return.
  • Gifts are not income-tax deductible. This is about estate and gift tax.
  • Direct payments for tuition or medical bills can be separate from the limit.

Common questions

Is the limit per person?

Yes, it is per recipient, per year. You can give to many people.

Do I owe tax on it?

No, gifts within the annual exclusion are tax-free and need no return.

Can a couple give more?

Yes, spouses can each use their own exclusion to the same person.

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