Parents who want to help a child financially often worry that generosity will trigger a tax bill. The rules are more flexible ...

The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) brings sweeping and permanent changes to the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax landscape. Most notably, it ...

The 2025 gift tax exclusion allows $19,000 in tax-free gifts per person, helping high earners manage future estate taxes.

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 ...

Beverly is a writer, editor, and paralegal specializing in personal finance and tax law. She covers personal financial and legal topics, as well as tax breaks, tax preparation software, and tax law ...

Each week, in our Ask the Editor series, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter Editor, answers questions on topics submitted by readers. This week, she’s looking at questions on estate and gift taxes. ...