In 2015,Bill and his wife,Helen,made the following gifts: Bill's gifts: $50,000 to each of his five children; $30,000 to each of his six grandchildren; $100,000 to Central Hospital for his nephew's hospital bill.Helen's gifts: $100,000 to each of her two children; $50,000 to each of her three grandchildren; $200,000 a state senator's reelection campaign.
What are Bill's and Helen's respective taxable gifts (before their unified credit)if they do not elect gift splitting.

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[(5 x $50,000)+ (6 x $30,000)- (11 x $14,000 annual exclusions)= $276,000;
(2 x $100,000)+ (3 x $50,000)- (5 x $14,000)= $280,000.Neither the gift to the hospital nor to the reelection campaign is a taxable gift.

In 2015,Bill and His Wife,Helen,made the Following Gifts: Bill's Gifts