IRS Tax Tip 2012-64, April 3, 2012. If you owe tax with your federal tax return, but can't afford to pay it all when you file, the IRS wants you to know your options and help you keep interest and penalties to a minimum.
The amount spent by each individual on graduation gifts also hit a new high this year, rising from a tick under $98 last year to $102.50 this year, and the average graduation gift-giver is shopping for two people â so those new grads will have to share the wealth.
We are not sure how much money we can give them without having to pay tax fees. In 2013 the IRS gift tax exclusion is $14,000 per donor per recipient. So effectively, married couples can â together â provide cash gifts of up to $28,000 per recipient without triggering a gift tax. So in your case, you and your spouse can give a combined gift of up to $56,000 this year to your son and future daughter-in-law ($28,000 to each).