âNegative reinforcement is when a certain stimulus/item is removed after a particular behavior is exhibited. The likelihood of the particular behavior occurring again in the future is increased because of removing/avoiding the negative stimuli. Negative reinforcement should not be thought of as a punishment procedure.
In addition to the annual exclusion, you're allowed to give away a certain amount during your lifetime without actually having to pay any gift taxes. As of the time of publication, you can give away $5,430,000 before you start owing gift taxes. For example, say you haven't made any taxable gifts in the past.
The IRS allows an annual gift tax exclusion of $13,000. That means each calendar year you are allowed to give another person $13,000 worth of gifts without paying any extra taxes. There is no limit to the number of individuals you can gift to.