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Gift Tax
Last Updated Aug 20, 2008 07:20 AM
Gift Tax
The gift tax applies to the transfer by gift of any property. You make a gift if you give property (including money), or the use of or income from property, without expecting to receive something of at least equal value in return. If you sell something at less than its full value or if you make an interest-free or reduced interest loan, you may be making a gift.
The general rule is that any gift is a taxable gift. However, there are many exceptions to this rule. Generally, the following gifts are not taxable gifts.
Gifts that are not more than the annual exclusion for the calendar year.
Tuition or medical expenses you pay for someone (the educational and medical exclusions).
Gifts to your spouse.
Gifts to a political organization for its use.
Gifts to qualified charities (a deduction is available for these amounts).
Annual Exclusion
A separate annual exclusion applies to each person to whom you make a gift. For 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the annual exclusion is $11,000. Therefore, you generally can give up to $11,000 each to any number of people in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and none of the gifts will be taxable.
If you are married, both you and your spouse can separately give up to $11,000 to the same person in 2002, 2003, 2004 or 2005 without making a taxable gift. If one of you gives more than $11,000 to a person in any one of these years, refer to gift splitting in Publication 950, Introduction to Estate and Gift Taxes.
Gifts to individuals are not deductible on the donor's income tax returns. See also Child Gift 605 1 - 4 |
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Q: What is the gift tax?
The gift tax is a tax on the transfer of property by one individual to another while receiving nothing, or less than full value, in return. The tax applies whether the donor intends the transfer to be a gift or not.
The gift tax applies to the transfer by gift of any property. You make a gift if you give property (including money), or the use of or income from property, without expecting to receive something of at least equal value ... Different tax rules apply to money and property that is gifted to children, depending on its value and the way it is given.
When you have to pay inheritance tax
The inheritance tax threshold is currently £263,000. This means that if you leave assets (money or property) worth more than this amount to your children when you die, they will have to pay 40% inheritance tax on everything above £263,000.
Rules on gifting to children
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What is the basis of property received as a gift?
To figure the basis of property you get as a gift, you must know its adjusted basis to the donor just before it was given to you. You also must know its fair market value (FMV) at the time it was given to you. If the FMV of the property at the time of the gift is less than the donor's adjusted basis, your basis depends on whether you have a gain or loss when you dispose of the property. Your basis for figuring gain is the same as the donor's adjusted basis, plus or minus any required adjustments ... |
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