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Foreign tax credits Generally, the credit is limited to the lesser of the actual overseas tax paid on the overseas income or the New Zealand tax applicable to the overseas income. Foreign tax credits can only be used if the taxpayer is in a tax paying position.

Lifetime Gifting Limits Each individual has a $11.7 million lifetime exemption ($23.4M combined for married couples) before anyone would owe federal tax on a gift or inheritance. In other words, you could gift your son or daughter $10 million dollars today, and no one would owe any federal gift tax on that amount.

The annual gift tax exclusion of $17,000 for 2023 is the amount of money that you can give as a gift to one person, in any given year, without having to pay any gift tax. You never have to pay taxes on gifts that are equal to or less than the annual exclusion limit.

Lifetime Gifting Limits Each individual has a $11.7 million lifetime exemption ($23.4M combined for married couples) before anyone would owe federal tax on a gift or inheritance. In other words, you could gift your son or daughter $10 million dollars today, and no one would owe any federal gift tax on that amount.

Tax on inheritance money from overseas An estate may derive income during the period of administration. Local foreign tax is likely to have been paid on this, and the NZ recipient beneficiary may have to declare this income in NZ and claim a credit for any foreign tax paid, against their NZ tax liability.

The annual exclusion is a set amount that you may gift someone without having to report it to the IRS on a gift tax return. In 2022, you could have given up to $16,000 to someone in a year without having to deal with the IRS. In 2023, this threshold is $17,000.

Currently the maximum amount that a person or their spouse can gift over the period of five years prior to the date of the person's financial means assessment, without it affecting the income and asset test is up to $6500 per year.

The federal gift tax applies whenever you give someone besides your spouse a gift worth more than $16,000 in 2022 or $17,000 in 2023....Gift tax rates. Value of gift in excess of the annual exclusionTax rate$80,001 to $100,00028%$100,001 to $150,00030%$150,001 to $250,00032%$250,001 to $500,00034%8 more rows • Jan 13, 2023