Wes and Donna were the only members of an LLC, and they fended off unwated takeo

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Wes and Donna were the only members of an LLC, and they fended off unwated takeover suitors with a clause in the charter that shares could change hands only with unanimous approval from all of the other owners.  Wes is now 70 years old, so he wants to start phasing out of the business.  He makes a gift of 10 percent of the LLC shares to his son Jeffrey, as agreed to by Donna.  The shares are worth $20,000.  What is Wes's taxable gift in the year of the transfer to Jeffrey?

Wes and Donna were the only members of an LLC, and they fended off unwated takeover suitors with a clause in the charter that shares could change hands only with unanimous approval from all of the other owners. Wes is now 70 years old, so he wants to start phasing out of the business. He makes a gift of 10 percent of the LLC shares to his son Jeffrey, as agreed to by Donna. The shares are worth $20,000. What is Wes's taxable gift in the year of the transfer to Jeffrey?

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The gift tax exclusion in 2014 is $14000, so Wes would be taxed on $6,000.

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