If you give someone cash or property valued at more than the 2023 annual exclusion limit of $17,000 ($34,000 for married joint filers), you'll have to fill out Form 709 for gift tax purposes. But ...
Most people give gifts all the time without even thinking about the potential tax ramifications. Yet technically, whenever you give something to someone, you have to follow the gift-tax rules.
Most taxpayers, from individuals to married couples, are unfamiliar with the concept of the gift tax. The government assesses this tax on certain transfers of money or other assets from one person to ...