Andrew and Brianna Are Married and Live in Texas, a Community-Property

question 94

Multiple Choice

Andrew and Brianna are married and live in Texas, a community-property state. For their birthdays this year Andrew gave cash gifts of $20,000 to each of his two daughters, and Brianna gave $34,000 to her niece. What is the amount of Andrew's taxable gifts?

• A)$2,000.
• B)$10,000.
• C)$25,000.
• D)zero only if Andrew and Brianna elect to split gifts.
• E)None of the choices are correct.

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