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The Invisible Gift Tax That Drains Early Retirees
In this episode of The Financial Freedom Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a hidden cost that can quietly sabotage an early retirement: the gift tax implications of helping family members. Using the specific example of a listener named Jen who gave her son $30,000 for a down payment, they walk through the annual gift tax exclusion ($18,000 per person for 2026), how filing Form 709 works, what happens when gifts eat into the lifetime estate exemption ($13.99 million), and why failing to plan can trigger a surprise IRS bill years later. They also discuss strategies like directly paying tuition or…
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