Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen, left, and Amy Neifeld Shkedy, right, of Bala Law Group.2024 Year-End Tax Planning Guidance and Tips
It’s crunch time for year-end tax planning. At this late juncture, hopefully our readers have already implemented, or at least started the process of implementing, year-end planning.
December 17, 2024 at 11:27 AM
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It’s crunch time for year-end tax planning. At this late juncture, hopefully our readers have already implemented, or at least started the process of implementing, year-end planning. In this article we have listed some key issues to consider before the end of 2024:
Annual Exclusion Gifts. Each individual can make cumulative annual gift tax exclusion gifts of $18,000 per donee during 2024 ($36,000 for a married couple electing to split gifts). The IRS has announced that this amount will increase to $19,000 for 2025 ($38,000 for a married couple electing to split gifts in 2025). Annual exclusion gifts do not use any portion of an individual’s federal estate and gift tax exemption (discussed below). Annual exclusion gifts can be made outright, through 529 Plan benefits (education savings accounts), or in special qualifying trust structures. For those still considering such gifts, it may be worthwhile to plan for 2024 and 2025 at the same time, keeping in mind that gifts for 2025 can be made effective as of Jan. 1.
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