Simplifying the Gift Tax Rules Generally, the following gifts are not taxable gifts: 1.Gifts, excluding gifts of future interests, that are not more than the annual exclusion for the calendar year. 2. Tuition or medical expenses you pay directly to a medical or educational institution for someone 3. Gifts to your spouse 4. Gifts to a political organization for its use, and 5. Gifts to charities. | File a gift tax return if any of the following apply: 1. Gifts to at least one person (other than spouse) exceed the annual exclusion for the year 2. Gift-splitting by married couple. 3. Gifts to third persons (other than citizen spouse) of a future interest that he or she cannot actually possess, enjoy, or receive income from until some time in the future 4. Gift to a citizen spouse an interest in property that will be ended by some future event. |