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Saturday, September 22, 2007

2008 INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS REGARDING TRANSFER TAXES AND FOREIGN ITEM

The IRS has issued the following adjustments to certain transfer tax and foreign items that are adjusted annually based on the prior year's inflation:

GIFT TAX EXCLUSION - For gifts made in 2008, the annual gift tax exclusion will remain unchanged at $12,000 per recipient.

ANNUAL EXCLUSION FOR GIFTS TO NONCITIZEN SPOUSES. For 2008 gifts, the exclusion will be $128,000 ($125,000 in 2007).

REPORTING OF GIFTS FROM FOREIGNERS. For gifts from a nonresident alien individual or an inheritance from a foreign estate, reporting is required if the aggregate amount of gifts from that person exceeds $100,000 during the tax year. For gifts from foreign corporations and foreign partnerships, the reporting threshold amount will be $13,561 in 2008 ($13,258 in 2007).

ESTATE TAX SPECIAL USE VALUATION REDUCTION. For decedents dying in 2008, the maximum decrease in value of qualifying assets for special use valuation is $960,000 ($940,000 in 2007).

2% INTEREST RATE PORTION ON DEFERRED ESTATE TAX. In determining the part of the estate tax that is deferred on a farm or closely-held business that is subject to interest at a rate of 2% a year, the tentative tax will be computed on $1,280,000 ($1,250,000 in 2007) plus the applicable exclusion amount.

EXPATRIATION PRESUMPTIONS. Subject to certain exceptions, a tax avoidance motive is presumed for an expatriate whose average annual net income tax liability for the 5 tax years ending before the date of loss of citizenship or residency exceeds $139,000 in 2008 ($136,000 in 2007) or whose net worth on that date exceeds $2 million.

FOREIGN EARNED INCOME EXCLUSION. The foreign earned income exclusion amount increases is $87,600 in 2008 ($85,700 in 2007).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can you direct me to the IRS site where you found this information? Thank you.

Charles (Chuck) Rubin said...

It was awhile ago, but I believe it was at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-07-66.pdf.