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Financial Planner. Iâm often asked if someone can take an income tax deduction for money they gift to their children. Gifts to individuals are not tax deductible. Tax deductions can only be taken for gifts to organizations on the IRS list of approved charities. However, there is a way to get a partial deduction for money that will eventually go to your children. A charitable lead annuity trust (CLAT) gifts money to a charity first, and then passes assets to your beneficiaries.
Gift tax doesn't apply to little things like holiday presents and birthday gifts. In IRS terms, it applies to the $26,000 a couple can give away in one year without tax consequences. For singles, the cap is $13,000.If you give more than that amount, the excess gets subtracted from a lifetime unified credit of $5.12 million. Future gifts in excess of your cap are subject to gift tax.If you've never used your unified credit, you can give up to the cap, plus $5.12 million to a single recipient before triggering the gift tax.or singles, the cap is $13,000. If you give more than that amount, the excess gets subtracted from a lifetime unified credit of $5.12 million. Future gifts in excess of your cap are subject to gift tax.