Absorption costing, which is also known as full absorption costing or full costing, is a method for accumulating fixed and variable costs associated with the production process and apportioning them to individual products.Thus, a product must absorb a broad range of costs.The key costs assigned to products are:bsorption costing, which is also known as full absorption costing or full costing, is a method for accumulating fixed and variable costs associated with the production process and apportioning them to individual products. Thus, a product must absorb a broad range of costs. The key costs assigned to products are:
The Annual Gift Tax Exclusion. The annual gift tax exclusion was indexed for inflation as part of the Tax Relief Act of 1997, so the amount increased in subsequent years to keep pace with the economy. Below is a chart that shows the increases in the annual exclusion from 1997 through 2015.
Second, gifts in excess of the annual exclusion may still be tax-free up to the lifetime estate basic exclusion amount ($5,340,000 in 2014, $5,430,000 in 2015), although for estates over that amount such gifts might increase estate taxes.