The Internal Revenue Service announced increases in inheritance and gift tax exemptions for 2025.
“Basic deduction amount” Increased to $13.99 million The agency announced Tuesday that the amount will increase from $13.61 million per person in 2024 to $13.61 million in 2025. This exemption applies to tax-free transfers during life and at death.
The IRS also increased the numbers for dozens of other provisions, including federal income tax brackets, long-term capital gains tax brackets, and child tax credit eligibility, among others.
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The higher estate and gift tax exemptions enacted by former President Donald Trump will be repealed starting in 2025 without action from Congress. If this provision expires, the exclusion will revert to its inflation-adjusted 2017 level. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doubled the exemption amount According to the Tax Policy Center, it amounted to $11.18 million in 2018.
