2026 Annual Gift Tax Exclusion: remains $19,000 per donor, per donee.
2026 Gift and Estate Tax Exemption: increased to $15,000,000 per person this year (an increase of $110,000 per individual or $220,000 for a married couple) and made permanent.
Marital Deduction for Transfers to U.S. Spouse: remains unlimited.
2026 Generation Skipping Tax Exemption: increased to $15,000,000 per person.
Top rate for Federal Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Taxes: 40%.
National Topics:
a. The permanent increase in the estate and lifetime gift tax exemption to an inflation-indexed $15,000,000 per person beginning January 1, 2026 caused two