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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn: - How gifts exceeding the annual exclusion ($19,000 for 2025-2026) trigger a Form 709 filing requirement, even if no tax is due. - The rules for gift splitting, which allows married couples to double the annual exclusion to $38,000 per donee but requires filing Form 709. - The critical distinction for unlimited exclusions: tuition and medical payments must be paid directly to the institution or provider. - How taxable gifts reduce the unified lifetime gift and estate tax exemption, which stands at $15 million for 2026. - The filing deadline for Form 709 is April 15, and how it can be automatically extended with a Form 1040 extension.
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