IRS says Trump Account contributions will not trigger gift tax reporting

Contributions to Trump Accounts will not be subject to gift tax reporting under the safe harbor rules, according to guidance issued Monday by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.

As a result, parents, guardians, grandparents and others can contribute up to $5,000 a year in after-tax dollars to a Trump Account and they will not be required to file a gift tax return.

"By granting this relief, the IRS has responded to concerns raised by taxpayers who planned to make contributions to a Trump account but worried such donations would trigger the gift tax reporting rules," IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano said in a statement. "The relief granted will reduce the potential burden placed on friends and family who want to put money into a Trump account."

The gift tax return filing requirement had been a potential sticking point, experts say.

To qualify for the annual exclusion, gifts must be "present interest," with immediate recipient access. Now, Trump Account gifts "will be treated as completed gifts that are not gifts of future interests in property and to which the annual per-donee gift tax exclusion applies," according to the IRS.

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