Most households don't have to worry about the gift tax. For 2025, you can give up to $19,000, per person, to as many people as you want without triggering any taxes. This is the annual exemption.

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed a new tax law, Section 70106 of H.R. 1, which creates a new $15 million “permanent” federal estate and gift tax exemption, effective for estates of decedents ...

Our gift tax calculator estimates how much of your annual and lifetime exclusions will be used up by your gift, and whether you'll have to pay any taxes on it. Many, or all, of the products featured ...

In 2017, the federal gift and estate tax exemption was $5.49 million 1. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 doubled the gift and estate tax exemption amount to $11.18 million in 2018, and that amount ...