On June 1, Sherri Deposits $60,000 into a New Joint

question 90

Essay

On June 1, Sherri deposits $60,000 into a new joint bank account in the names of Sherri and John. Her friend John makes no deposits. On December 15th, John withdraws $25,000 from the joint account. What are the gift tax consequences, if any?

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