Lifetime Gift Tax Threshold – Plan Smart. Jake Claver in this recording: “For those that may not be familiar, right now your lifetime gift tax threshold here in the US is 13.99 million per individual.”
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What this recording covers
Claver outlines how the United States lifetime gift tax exemption functions and evaluates estate planning strategies for transferring assets to heirs. He explains that federal tax rules allow individuals and married couples to transfer assets up to a specific statutory threshold before top-tier estate tax rates apply to amounts exceeding the limit. Claver compares holding assets until death against gifting them earlier into a trust or limited liability company. Holding assets until death grants beneficiaries an adjusted cost basis, which eliminates capital tax liabilities if the heirs liquidate the holdings immediately. Conversely, transferring assets earlier locks in the existing cost basis within the trust vehicle and removes future asset growth from the taxable estate. Claver notes that selecting between these approaches depends on family wealth goals and recommendations from estate planning attorneys.
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