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If you receive a gift or donation, you often pay tax on it. How much you pay depends on the amount of the donation and your relationship to the donor. Even if you make a donation, you have to deal with tax rules. We are fully aware of the options when it comes to donating and offer insight into your situation. You will then never pay too much gift tax.
Want to make a tax-advantaged gift? Donating while you are still alive is often fiscally advantageous. With a gift you can, for example, offer your child(ren) or grandchild(ren) financial support to buy a house or pay for a study. You can also donate money to charity. Donating while alive reduces your estate. As a result, heirs will later have to pay less inheritance tax. We help you make the right choices and draw up a donation plan with a donation agreement.
From 2024, the exemption for a gift intended for the purchase of an owner-occupied home will no longer exist at all. In principle, this therefore means that it is no longer possible to donate an amount for the purchase of a home, tax-free. However, it is still possible to make use of the one-time increased exemption. This exemption may be used for a gift to one of your children between the ages of 18 and 40. This exemption amounts to € 32.195 in 2025 and can only be used once, regardless of the number of years since it was last claimed.
With a gift on paper, you put down on paper that you will give someone an amount of money over a certain period of time. For example, because you can't spare the money now. Or because it is 'tied up' in a house. In notarial deeds, a gift on paper is often called an "acknowledgement of debt out of generosity". By donating on paper, you transfer part of the assets without having to pay them out immediately. This gift is set off against the estate as a debt. Because of this set-off, the heirs owe much less inheritance tax.
Do you have to file a gift tax return? If you receive a gift in 2025 that exceeds €2,690 (€2,418 in 2023 and €2,658 in 2024), you must file a gift tax return. If you receive a gift from your parents, the limit is €6,713 in 2025. In 2024 it was €6,633. We are happy to help you prepare your gift tax return.
Question about gifting or gift tax? Advice on avoiding high gift tax? Tax-efficient gifts on paper? We are happy to advise on such issues. Contact us directly if you would like to understand the possibilities. You are assured of real and implementable advice for your specific situation.
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