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Sooner Rather Than Later For Gift Tax Returns

Late 2012 saw an unprecedented amount of gifting, as taxpayers sought to use up their unified credit before it was slated to shrink up in 2013. As a result, the IRS should be swamped with gift tax returns for 2012. Taxpayers...more

Late Gift Filing Could Not Use Unified Credit

In a recent Chief Counsel Advice, a taxpayer made a gift in the prior year, but did not file a gift tax return. The taxpayer later died. On the estate tax return for the taxpayer, the earlier unreported gift was reported....more