Most taxpayers, from individuals to married couples, are unfamiliar with the concept of the gift tax. The government assesses this tax on certain transfers of money or other assets from one person to ...

Image source: asenal29, Wikimedia Commons. Most people give gifts all the time without even thinking about the potential tax ramifications. Yet technically, whenever you give something to someone, you ...

Want to get on someone’s good side? Help them out financially? Or, perhaps, just make them really happy? Give ‘em a gift! (Cash is always nice.) But if you’re in a gift-giving mood, and you have a lot ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bob Carlson researches all facets of retirement finances. Gift tax returns could be the most misunderstood, neglected, and ...