Morgan Law Group Encouraging Gifting with Estate Planning

Dec. 5, 2011 - PRLog -- Newport Beach, CA, Dec. 4, 2011 – Morgan Law Group, a Newport Beach estate planning law firm,  encourages you to take advantage of the current tax laws to gift up to $13,000 completely tax-free this year.  The legislation also allows for a lifetime gift exemption up to $5 million dollars for 2011 and 2012.  This means you can give up to $5 million in your lifetime without getting hit with a bill from Uncle Sam.

“This is a great opportunity," stated Darlynn Morgan. "Rather than brave the crowds and agonize over finding the perfect presents this year, reserve this holiday season for making large gifts that lower your taxable estate." she added.

For example, let’s say you want to make a gift to your grandchild in the amount of $100,000 to cover future college expenses.  $87,000 of that will be considered a taxable gift ($100,000-$13,000 tax-free), which you will need to report to the IRS.   However, you won’t get a tax bill on that either, as the $87,000 will simply be subtracted from your $5 million lifetime exemption, leaving you with $4,913,000 still left to give, tax-free.

“As you can see, legislation has made conditions favorable for gifting away money or assets to your loved ones, while at the same time strategically lowering your overall taxable estate (i.e. the amount you own at the time of death that may be taxed)” says estate planning attorney Darlynn Morgan.

MorganLawGroup  in Newport Beach, is cautioning its clients that the gift of tax-free giving may not last until 2012, as the gifting and estate tax provisions of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Re-authorization, and Job Creation Act are slowly creeping toward the Congressional Super Committee chopping block next year.  If you’re considering taking advantage of these provisions in order to give tax-free gifts to the people you love, talk to an estate planning attorney and find out whether planned giving in 2011 makes sense for you.  

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