Can I Make Annual $14,000 Gifts To My Children Without A Medicaid Transfer Penalty?
This $14,000 figure is the current amount that can be gifted without filing a gift tax return. This rule only applies to taxes, not Medicaid. Medicaid presumes all gifts made within 5 years of applying for Medicaid for a nursing home were made to try to protect the money from being lost to the nursing home and may impose a transfer penalty period of ineligibility for Medicaid coverage.
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