Gift Tax

A tax on gifts that are completed from one person to another. Wisconsin does not have a gift tax, but there is a federal gift tax. We often can gift in excess of the “annual exclusion” amount that is currently $14,000.00 per donee per year without incurring any gift tax or reporting requirements. The gift tax is often misunderstood and should be discussed if undertaking any significant gifting. The gift tax lifetime “exclusion” amount is $5.34 million for 2014.

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