President Jimmy Carter, an advocate of the program, said that his mother, who had served as a nurse in the program, had one of the most glorious experiences of her life in the Peace Corps. In 1979, he made it fully autonomous in an executive order.
So a couple will be able to give away $10.86 million tax-free in 2015 (assuming they havenât made prior lifetime gifts). Totally separate from the lifetime gift exemption amount is the annual gift tax exclusion amount. Itâs $14,000 for 2015, the same as 2014, up from $13,000 a year in 2013. You can give away $14,000 to as many individuals as youâd like. A husband and wife can each make $14,000 gifts.
In other words, you can give away as much money as you want in any of the above ways, without having to worry about gift tax. Annual Gift Tax Exclusion. For gifts that donât fall under any of the above exclusions, you can still give (for 2014 and 2015) up to $14,000 per year without the gift being taxable. A key point here is that this annual exclusion is per donor, per recipient.