The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that the annual gift tax exclusion will remain at $19,000 per recipient in 2026, the same as in 2025. The annual amount that may be given to a ...

Generous gifts can have tax consequences, but in general, only very wealthy people need to worry about gift taxes. Still, there could be IRS paperwork involved.

Estate and gift tax rules are shifting quickly, and the window to lock in today's generous exemptions is closing as the 2026 changes approach. I focus here on eight concrete estate tax tactics that ...