There is a federal gift tax in place that is unified with the estate tax, but there are exclusions that can be used to give tax-free gifts. You can give up to $14,000 each calendar year to an unlimited number of people tax-free, and you can also pay for school tuition and medical expenses free of the gift tax.
Topics covered in this report include:
- Annual Per Person Exclusion
- Educational Exclusion
- Medical Gift Tax Exclusion
- Unified Lifetime Gift and Estate Tax Exclusion
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Barry D. Horowitz is a founding partner and president of the law firm of Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates, P.C. He received his diploma from the Loomis Chaffee School and his Bachelor of Arts from Bennington College, where he dual majored in philosophy and music. Mr. Horowitz was awarded his Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law. While attending law school, Mr. Horowitz received the American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Ethics and the Nathan Burkan Award...Read More!
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