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Gift Tax Calculator

Compare one donor's present-interest gifts to one donee in one calendar year against an entered exclusion—without estimating tax or lifetime credit use.

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Inputs that matter
One donor’s current and earlier present-interest gifts to the same donee in the same calendar year plus a verified annual-exclusion amount
Output to expect
Same-donee present-interest total, exclusion applied in the screen, and amount above the entered annual exclusion
How it works
Narrow annual-exclusion comparison; the tool adds entered eligible present-interest gifts and subtracts no more than the entered exclusion
  • Confirm donor/donee/year scope, present-versus-future interest, valuation, direct tuition/medical treatment, QTP elections, spouse/status rules, gift splitting, and other transfers under current Form 709 guidance.
  • Amount above the annual exclusion is not automatically gift tax due and does not determine Form 709 filing, taxable gifts, unified credit, adequate disclosure, basis, GST tax, or state reporting.

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Compare one donor’s present-interest gifts to one donee in one calendar year with an entered annual exclusion without deciding Form 709 filing, taxable gifts, credit use, or tax due.

Donor adding a second gift

Aggregate the current and earlier eligible gifts to the same donee.

Confirm present-interest treatment externally, enter both same-donee amounts and the current exclusion, then inspect the excess.

Sees the annual-exclusion screening amount without interpreting it as tax due.

Family paying tuition or medical costs

Avoid mixing qualifying direct payments with ordinary gifts.

Review the current Form 709 direct-payment rules before deciding what belongs in the present-interest input.

Does not subtract an exclusion or claim tax treatment from a payment the tool cannot classify.

Donor using a trust, gift splitting, or QTP election

Recognize that a simple same-donee comparison is insufficient.

Use the scope warning and current Form 709 instructions for future interests, elections, spouse status, valuation, and reporting.

Escalates the transaction instead of relying on the ordinary annual-exclusion screen.

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Reference & details

How it works

Keep Donor, Donee, and Year Fixed

Aggregate only present-interest gifts from the same donor to the same donee in the same calendar year. Do not combine different donees or assume spouse gift splitting.

Same-Donee Total = Current Present-Interest Gift + Earlier Present-Interest Gifts This Year

Use a Verified Annual Exclusion

IRS guidance lists $19,000 for ordinary present-interest gifts in 2026, but future interests, noncitizen-spouse transfers, QTP elections, and other status or transaction rules need separate current review.

Screened Exclusion Applied = min(Same-Donee Total, Entered Annual Exclusion)

Stop at the Screening Amount

An amount above the annual exclusion does not itself establish Form 709 filing, taxable gifts, unified-credit use, tax due, basis, adequate disclosure, or GST treatment.

Amount Above Exclusion = max(0, Same-Donee Total - Entered Annual Exclusion)

Updated: August 2026

Example Scenarios

A donor has already established that both transfers are present-interest gifts to the same donee in 2026.

Current Gift: $50,000Earlier Same-Donee Gifts: $10,0002026 Annual Exclusion: $19,000

Same-donee total: $60,000; amount above entered exclusion: $41,000; filing and tax remain unresolved

Two eligible present-interest gifts to the same donee add exactly to the entered exclusion.

Current Gift: $9,000Earlier Same-Donee Gifts: $10,000Annual Exclusion: $19,000

Amount above entered exclusion: $0; other Form 709 triggers and elections remain outside the screen

A trust interest, direct tuition or medical payment, QTP contribution, gift-splitting election, or noncitizen-spouse transfer cannot be safely classified by amount alone.

Transaction Type: Special rule or electionCurrent Form 709 Review: Required before entry

Do not use the ordinary present-interest screen until classification and current rule are established

FAQ

IRS 2026 inflation guidance lists $19,000 for gifts to a person other than future interests. Confirm current Form 709 instructions and whether a different spouse, status, election, or transaction rule applies.

No. This is only a screening amount. Form 709 reporting, taxable gifts, prior transfers, deductions, unified credit, rates, GST tax, valuation, and adequate disclosure determine the actual filing and tax treatment.

The annual exclusion generally applies to present interests, not future interests. Current instructions also distinguish qualifying direct tuition and medical payments, QTP contributions, spouse/status rules, trusts, gift splitting, and other elections that the calculator cannot classify.

About Gift Tax Calculator

This page performs one narrow annual-exclusion comparison for present-interest gifts from one donor to one donee in one calendar year. You must determine outside the calculator whether the transfer is a present interest and which current exclusion applies. The result is not a Form 709 filing decision, taxable-gift amount, unified-credit calculation, or gift-tax estimate.