Abraham Lincoln found himself at the head of a government that was divided amongst itself on how to proceed, given that the southern half of the country was teetering on the edge of secession.
I've noticed that employees don't contribute much when the envelope makes its rounds. I'd say their contributions average $3 per person, tops. I don't want to appear cheap to our boss presenting him with a departmental retirement gift of less than $200 (there is 60 people in the department). I want to ask the staff to increase their contribution to $30 per person, so we can give my boss an $1800 gift.
Conceptually, the annual exclusion gift is rather straightforward: Anyone can give anyone â relatives, friends, and even strangers â annual gifts of up to $14,000 a year without the recipients having to pay taxes. The gift limit was raised to $14,000 this year from last yearâs $13,000.