Gift taxes can be up to 40% if you plan on passing along a lot of money before you die. Here are a few ways to avoid gift taxes and increase how much you can give over you lifetime: 1.

The annual gift tax exclusion rises to $19,000 per recipient, up $1,000 from last year's limit. (These are the numbers you'll refer to when planning your 2025 tax liability, ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), which passed on July 3 and is expected to be signed by President Donald Trump by July 4, ...

Charitable Gifts: Gift tax charitable deductions are unlimited so long as the recipient is a federal, state, or local government for public use, a 501(c)(3) ...

The gift tax return is filed as a record of that reduction. Gifts of real estate, vehicles, cash, stock, or other valuable investments are situations where you may exceed the annual exclusion.

Capital gains tax rates might be lower than the gift and estate tax rate, but how you handle your estate can make a big difference in taxes owed. Kiplinger. Save up to 74%.

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Gift taxes can be up to 40% if you plan on passing along a lot of money before you die. Here are a few ways to avoid gift taxes and increase how much you can give over you lifetime: 1.