Facts registry
What is the 2026 annual gift tax exclusion (per recipient)?
$19,000
The Annual gift tax exclusion (per recipient) for TY2026 is $19,000. Source: Rev. Proc. 2025-32, section .42(1). Checked against that source on 2026-08-28.
Where it comes from
- Value
- $19,000
- Applies to
- TY2026
- Jurisdiction
- United States, federal
- Primary source
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32, section .42(1)
- Last checked
- August 28, 2026
- Registry id
- irs.gift.annual-exclusion.2026
Re-verified 2026-08-28 against Rev. Proc. 2025-32 itself, section .42(1): for calendar year 2026 the first $19,000 of gifts to any person is excluded. Per-donor; gift-splitting doubles the per-donee capacity for a married couple. A short-lived duplicate id (irs.gift-annual-exclusion.2026, hyphenated) was folded into this canonical entry the same day.
Calculations that use it
When one of these runs, the response returns this constant alongside the result, with its source — so a number in an answer traces back to the notice that set it.
Get it programmatically
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Common questions
- What is the 2026 annual gift tax exclusion (per recipient)?
- The Annual gift tax exclusion (per recipient) for TY2026 is $19,000. Source: Rev. Proc. 2025-32, section .42(1). Checked against that source on 2026-08-28.
- Where does this number come from?
- Rev. Proc. 2025-32, section .42(1). We record the primary source for every constant our models use, along with the date a person last checked the value against it — in this case 2026-08-28. A figure without a source and a date cannot be told apart from a stale one.
- Which calculations use this figure?
- 3 Worthune models use it: estate-planning, plan529-superfunding, step-up-vs-gift-now. When one of them runs, the response returns this constant alongside the result, with its source, so the number in an answer can be traced back to the notice that set it.
- How do I get this figure programmatically?
- GET https://worthune.com/api/v1/facts returns the whole registry as JSON — every constant with its value, period, primary source, and check date. No key is required.
Related constants
- IRC §401(a)(17) annual compensation limit — $360,000
- 401(k) age-50 catch-up contribution limit — $8,000
- 401(k)/403(b) employee elective deferral limit — $24,500
- IRC §415(c) overall defined-contribution limit — $72,000
- ACA applicable percentage, top of the table (300–400% FPL), TY2026 — 9.96%
- ACA applicable percentage, bottom of the table (< 133% FPL), TY2026 — 2.1%
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