Which of the following is not true concerning gift taxes? Gift taxes are not abolished but a lifetime exclusion of $5.45 million is available in 2016. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 will eventually eliminate the federal gift tax. Historically, gift taxes and estate taxes have been linked through a unified transfer credit. Gift taxes are different from generation-skipping taxes.

Which of the following is not true concerning gift taxes? Gift taxes are not abolished but a lifetime exclusion of $5.45 million is available in 2016. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 will eventually eliminate the federal gift tax. Historically, gift taxes and estate taxes have been linked through a unified transfer credit. Gift taxes are different from generation-skipping taxes.

Income Tax Fundamentals 2020

38th Edition

ISBN:9780357391129

Author:WHITTENBURG

Publisher:WHITTENBURG

Chapter1: The Individual Income Tax Return

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