Question 1

A married couple agrees to 'gift split' for all gifts made in Year 1. The annual exclusion is $18,000 per donee. One spouse gives $50,000 to their son and $10,000 to their daughter. The other spouse makes no gifts. What is the total taxable gift amount reported on the couple's gift tax returns combined?

Accepted Answer

1. Split gifts 50/50. 2. Apply $18k exclusion per donor per donee. 3. Sum taxable amounts.

Question 2

What mistakes do candidates make on this CPA question?

Accepted Answer

Applying exclusion to the total before splitting; forgetting the exclusion applies to each donee separately.

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