Unmarried couples need to also be aware of
potential gift tax issues if they «add» a partner to the title of a home.
Otherwise, if it's a legitimate gift (no expectation of getting anything back) this idea may work — but don't forget about
potential gift tax consequences.
Not exact matches
In recent years, trusts have been favored as a common
gifting mechanism and a
potential tax shelter from creditors.
If you make large lifetime
gifts, the beneficiaries could take out life insurance against the
potential inheritance
tax bill.
Potential changes in the
tax law next year make it a smart estate - planning strategy to give as a large of a
gift now as possible.
In addition to receiving an income
tax charitable deduction for the full market value of the property, the donor escapes any
potential tax on the capital gain element in the
gift property.
Gifts of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real property also qualify for a charitable income
tax deduction, and help you avoid capital gains
taxes and reduce
potential estate
taxes.
However, there are steps people can take to mitigate their
potential IHT liability — including putting money into
tax - efficient trusts and
gifting to charities and / or loved ones.
There are, however, steps people can take to mitigate their
potential IHT liability above the new allowances — including putting money into
tax - efficient trusts, and
gifting to charities and / or loved ones.
Not many estates will be subject to the 40 %
tax assessed to those estates above this exemption, but this technique nonetheless creates the
potential to cover estate
taxes potentially assessed on an estate while creating a
gift outside of the estate that the same beneficiaries can realize if they are named as beneficiaries of the ILIT.