Increases For 2018 Estate And Gift Tax

Increases for the estate and gift tax area for 2018 are as follows:

Unified estate and gift tax exclusion amount. For gifts made and estates of decedents dying in 2018, the exclusion amount will be $5,600,000 (up from $5,490,000 for gifts made and estates of decedents dying in 2017).
Generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption. The exemption from GST tax will be $5,600,000 for transfers in 2018 (up from $5,490,000 for transfers in 2017).
Gift tax annual exclusion. For gifts made in 2018, the gift tax annual exclusion will be $15,000 (up from $14,000 for gifts made in 2017).