IRS Form: Form 709 Instructions for Gifts Made During 2020 (IRC §2501)

December 14, 2020, 5:00 AM UTC

Instructions to Form 709, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, posted December 11 reflects inflation adjustments for gifts made in 2020. The new limits are for annual gift tax exclusion ($15,000), the applicable exclusion amount ($11,580,000), the basic credit amount ($4,577,800), exclusion for gifts made to spouses who are not U.S. citizens ($157,000). The top rate for gifts and generation-skipping transfers remains 40%, the instructions notes. [Instructions to IRS Form 709 (2020)]

Reference:
View Source Document.

Learn more about Bloomberg Tax or Log In to keep reading:

See Breaking News in Context

From research to software to news, find what you need to stay ahead.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.