gift splitting

The act of taking a large monetary gift and dividing it to avoid having to pay federal and/or state taxes on the gift. For example, Becky's parents want to give her $24,000 as a gift for completing her degree. To prevent Becky from having to pay taxes on the gift, her parents both give her $12,000 so that it considered two separate gifts.

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