Gift Tax Exemption

A planning technique used to transfer wealth to beneficiaries tax-free, reducing the size of a taxable estate and removing future asset appreciation from taxation.

Candidates

Solutions are not one size fits all. For every planning technique, there are determining factors that illustrate whether the technique will fit the planning for an individual or family. Outlined below are ideal candidates who might benefit from exploring Gift Tax Exemption solutions.

Ultra Affluent

Anyone who wants to remove wealth from their taxable estate.

Ultra Affluent

Anyone who wants to remove wealth from their taxable estate.

Multiple Heirs

Anyone who wants to gift wealth to multiple heirs.

Multiple Heirs

Anyone who wants to gift wealth to multiple heirs.

Multiple Heirs

Anyone who wants to gift wealth to multiple heirs.

Married Couples

Anyone who is married and can double the gift tax exemption and annual exclusion to each recipient.

Married Couples

Anyone who is married and can double the gift tax exemption and annual exclusion to each recipient.

Married Couples

Anyone who is married and can double the gift tax exemption and annual exclusion to each recipient.

Tax Law Changes

Anyone who wants to take advantage of the current gift tax exemption before new laws change the limit.

Tax Law Changes

Anyone who wants to take advantage of the current gift tax exemption before new laws change the limit.

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A dynamic amount, set by Congress, that ultra-affluent individuals can gift per recipient during their lifetime without incurring taxes. This allows the transfer of wealth to family or friends on a tax-free basis. The IRS also calculates an annual exclusion amount that can be gifted to unlimited recipients in addition to the lifetime gift tax exemption. These dynamic amounts are doubled for married couples.

Heirmark operates on a different model.

As a member of M Financial Group, we’re part of a select network of independent firms focused on advanced insurance planning for high-net-worth individuals and complex needs. This provides access to more customized structuring, deeper underwriting collaboration, and solutions not typically available through traditional channels—allowing us to approach each case with greater flexibility and design strategies around the client, not the product.

Heirmark is a premium life insurance advisory firm dedicated to helping affluent families, business owners, and their trusted advisors acquire custom-designed life insurance solutions that protect assets and preserve legacies.

Cleveland Office

PS Executives Center, Crown Centre, 5005 Rockside Road, Suite 600, Cleveland, OH 44131

Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction

1125 NW Couch Street, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97209

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Securities and Investment advisory services offered through M Holdings Securities, Inc., a registered broker/dealer and investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. HEIRMARK, LTD is independently owned and operated. HEIRMARK, LTD is a member of M Financial Group. Please go to mfin.com/DisclosureStatement for further details regarding this relationship.


For important information related to M Securities, refer to the M Securities’ Client Relationship
Summary (Form CRS) by navigating to https://mfin.com/m-securities.


Check the background of this Firm and/or investment professional on FINRA's BrokerCheck.


Registered representatives are registered to conduct securities business and licensed to conduct insurance business in limited states.  Response to, or contact with, residents of other states will only be made upon compliance with applicable licensing and registration requirements.  The information in this website is for U.S. residents only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase brokerage services to persons outside of the United States.


This site is for information purposes and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified attorney, financial or tax advisor or plan provider.


Raymond Nash CA License #0G32030

Raymond Nash AR License #7081134

Heirmark CA License #0K00803

5784256 

Heirmark operates on a different model.

As a member of M Financial Group, we’re part of a select network of independent firms focused on advanced insurance planning for high-net-worth individuals and complex needs. This provides access to more customized structuring, deeper underwriting collaboration, and solutions not typically available through traditional channels—allowing us to approach each case with greater flexibility and design strategies around the client, not the product.

Heirmark is a premium life insurance advisory firm dedicated to helping affluent families, business owners, and their trusted advisors acquire custom-designed life insurance solutions that protect assets and preserve legacies.

Cleveland Office

PS Executives Center, Crown Centre, 5005 Rockside Road, Suite 600, Cleveland, OH 44131

Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction

1125 NW Couch Street, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97209

Copyright © 2026 HEIRMARK, LTD All Rights Reserved.

Securities and Investment advisory services offered through M Holdings Securities, Inc., a registered broker/dealer and investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. HEIRMARK, LTD is independently owned and operated. HEIRMARK, LTD is a member of M Financial Group. Please go to mfin.com/DisclosureStatement for further details regarding this relationship.


For important information related to M Securities, refer to the M Securities’ Client Relationship
Summary (Form CRS) by navigating to https://mfin.com/m-securities.


Check the background of this Firm and/or investment professional on FINRA's BrokerCheck.


Registered representatives are registered to conduct securities business and licensed to conduct insurance business in limited states.  Response to, or contact with, residents of other states will only be made upon compliance with applicable licensing and registration requirements.  The information in this website is for U.S. residents only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase brokerage services to persons outside of the United States.


This site is for information purposes and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified attorney, financial or tax advisor or plan provider.


Raymond Nash CA License #0G32030

Raymond Nash AR License #7081134

Heirmark CA License #0K00803

5784256 

Heirmark operates on a different model.

As a member of M Financial Group, we’re part of a select network of independent firms focused on advanced insurance planning for high-net-worth individuals and complex needs. This provides access to more customized structuring, deeper underwriting collaboration, and solutions not typically available through traditional channels—allowing us to approach each case with greater flexibility and design strategies around the client, not the product.

Heirmark is a premium life insurance advisory firm dedicated to helping affluent families, business owners, and their trusted advisors acquire custom-designed life insurance solutions that protect assets and preserve legacies.

Cleveland Office

PS Executives Center, Crown Centre, 5005 Rockside Road, Suite 600, Cleveland, OH 44131

Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction

1125 NW Couch Street, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97209

Copyright © 2026 HEIRMARK, LTD All Rights Reserved.

Securities and Investment advisory services offered through M Holdings Securities, Inc., a registered broker/dealer and investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. HEIRMARK, LTD is independently owned and operated. HEIRMARK, LTD is a member of M Financial Group. Please go to mfin.com/DisclosureStatement for further details regarding this relationship.


For important information related to M Securities, refer to the M Securities’ Client Relationship
Summary (Form CRS) by navigating to https://mfin.com/m-securities.


Check the background of this Firm and/or investment professional on FINRA's BrokerCheck.


Registered representatives are registered to conduct securities business and licensed to conduct insurance business in limited states.  Response to, or contact with, residents of other states will only be made upon compliance with applicable licensing and registration requirements.  The information in this website is for U.S. residents only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase brokerage services to persons outside of the United States.


This site is for information purposes and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified attorney, financial or tax advisor or plan provider.


Raymond Nash CA License #0G32030

Raymond Nash AR License #7081134

Heirmark CA License #0K00803

5784256