The giver is generally responsible
Federal gift-tax reporting generally belongs to the donor, though special circumstances need review.
For the things you give
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$27,000
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For one donor giving cash to one person. This is arithmetic, not a filing or tax decision.
Of this gift
$12,000 is within the annual exclusion
$7,000 remains before this gift reaches it.
The full check can confirm whether this narrow scenario is supported and calculate annual-exclusion amounts. It does not determine filing or tax owed.
Run the full free checkThree common misconceptions
Federal gift-tax reporting generally belongs to the donor, though special circumstances need review.
The annual exclusion and a person's lifetime basic exclusion are different calculations.
Qualifying tuition paid to an institution and medical costs paid to a provider can have separate exclusions.

Plain answers with the official source text beside them.

The 2026 annual-exclusion arithmetic for a simple cash gift.

The 2026 annual exclusion, Form 709, family gifts and what recipients should know.

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