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How does the IRS track gifted money?

Form 709 is the form that you'll need to submit if you give a gift of more than $15,000 to one individual in a year. On this form, you'll notify the IRS of your gift. The IRS uses this form to track gift money you give in excess of the annual exclusion throughout your lifetime.

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Taxable gifts

Certain gifts are taxable. As a general rule, you'll need to pay taxes on any monetary gift over $15,000 to one individual in one year. Not only do you not have to pay gift tax on such gifts, but you won't even have to file a gift tax return. You only have a gift tax return filing and payment responsibility if you give more than $15,000 to one individual in a year. Although you may be required to pay taxes on gifts over this amount, you won't necessarily be. There is also a lifetime exclusion amount. You should be aware of what both annual exclusion and lifetime exclusion mean when it comes to gift taxes.

Annual exclusions

The annual exclusion amount in relation to gifts is $15,000. This is the amount over which a gift tax responsibility kicks in. However, you should know that you can give up to $28,000 to a child if both you and your spouse are giving the money. Each married couple can give $15,000 with no tax responsibility. Then, after $28,000 the gift tax requirements come into effect. It's best to always keep annual gifts under $15,000. If you want to give more to one individual, consider spreading the gift over multiple years. Even if you give over $15,000 to one individual in one year, you still might get around any gift tax liability thanks to the life exclusion.

Life exclusion

In addition to the annual exclusion, there is also the life exclusion to be aware of. The life exclusion is set at $5,430,000. This means that you can go over the annual exclusion in one year and not owe gift taxes as long as you haven't given more than $5,430,000 in gifts over the annual exclusion amount throughout your entire lifetime. Obviously, the amount of $5,430,000 for the life exclusion amount means that most Americans will never have to pay a gift tax. However, you do have to file a special gift tax form if you avoid gift taxes because of the lifetime exclusion. You need to file a special form any time you give more than $15,000 to one individual in one year.

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