Gift in United States
Gift Definition
A voluntary conveyance; that is, a conveyance not founded on the consideration of money or blood. The word denotes rather the motive of the conveyance, so that a feoffment or grant may be called a gift when gratuitous. A gift is of the same nature as a settlement, neither denotes a form of assurance, but the nature of the transaction. Watk. Conv. (Preston Ed.) 199. The operative words of this conveyance are do, or dedi, I give, or I have given. The maker of this instrument is called the donor, and he to whom it is made, the donee. 2 Bl. Comm. 316; Litt. 59; Shep. Touch, c. 11. Gifts inter vivos are gifts made from one or more persons, without any prospect of immediate death, to one or more others. Gifts causa mortis are gifts made in prospect of death, and on the implied condition that they shall be of no effect if the donor shall recover. 49 N. Y. 17. See Donatio.
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A voluntary conveyance; that is, a conveyance not founded on the consideration of money or blood. The word denotes rather the motive of the conveyance, so that a feoffment or grant may be called a gift when gratuitous. A gift is of the same nature as a settlement, neither denotes a form of assurance, but the nature of the transaction. Watk. Conv. (Preston Ed.) 199. The operative words of this conveyance are do, or dedi, I give, or I have given. The maker of this instrument is called the donor, and he to whom it is made, the donee. 2 Bl. Comm. 316; Litt. 59; Shep. Touch, c. 11. Gifts inter vivos are gifts made from one or more persons, without any prospect of immediate death, to one or more others. Gifts causa mortis are gifts made in prospect of death, and on the implied condition that they shall be of no effect if the donor shall recover. 49 N. Y. 17. See Donatio.
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A voluntary transfer of property made gratuitously, and not for any consideration (in U.S. law). A gift inter vivos is perfected when there is an intent of the donor (in U.S. law) to make a gift, a delivery of the gift, and an acceptance by the donee (in U.S. law) . Control over the subject of the gift is lost by the donor upon delivery, and the gift takes effect immediately. There can be no revocation of such a gift by the donor. A gift causa mortis is made by the donor in contemplation of his or her death from some existing ailment or some other impending peril. If the donor does not recover, the gift takes effect upon death; the gift is void if the donor does recover. It has beep held that real estate cannot be the subject of a gift causa mortis. The gift may be revoked by the donor any time until death.
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See Also
Anality; Money in psychoanalytic treatment
fear the Greeks bearing gifts, Greek gift, seven gifts of the holy spirit, the gift of tongues
Further Reading (Books)
Abraham, Karl. (1966). Examen de l’étape prégénitale la plus précoce du développement de la libido. Complete works, vol. 2, 1915-1925. (pp. 231-254) (I. Barande, Trans.) Paris: Payot. (Original work published 1916)
(1979). A particular form of neurotic resistance against the psycho-analytic method. (pp. 303-311) In Selected papers of Karl Abraham, M.D. (Douglas Bryan and Alix Strachey, Trans.) New York: Brunner/Mazel. (Original work published 1927)
Freud, Sigmund. (1908b). Character and anal erotism. SE,9: 169-175.
(1916-17e). On transformations of instinct as exemplified in anal erotism. SE, 17: 127-133.
(1918b). From the history of an infantile neurosis. SE, 17: 1-122.
(1920g). Beyond the pleasure principle. SE, 18: 1-64.
Klein, Melanie. (1975). The psycho-analysis of children. (Alix Strachey, Trans.) London: Hogarth Press. (Original work published 1932)
Further Reading (Articles)
Gifts just don’t hold same significance they once did: People are more than willing to return things they don’t like, Charleston Daily Mail; May 17, 2006; SHANKAR VEDANTAM
Gift Cards Go Digital: Restaurants like Red Lobster Turn to eGift Cards Instead of Plastic, Seafood Business; December 1, 2012
GIFT GIVERS LISTENING TO RECIPIENTS AS GIFT CARD SPENDING EXPECTED TO RISE. States News Service; November 17, 2010
Taxable Gifts in 2010 – Opportunity Knocks, But The Door Is Closing. Mondaq Business Briefing; October 27, 2010
Gifts.com, the Destination for Expert Gift Ideas Launches First Annual Giftee Awards Naming the Best Gifts of 2011. Marketing Weekly News; September 24, 2011
Gift Cards: Opportunities And Issues For Retailers.(Survey), Mondaq Business Briefing; March 1, 2011
Gift giving is big business. (direct marketing tips), Target Marketing; Fe
bruary 1, 1998; Friesen, Pat
Gift Cards Can Make Life Easier, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); December 22, 2013; Rhone, Nedra
Gift Taxes: Beyond the $325,000 Exemption Increase, The CPA Journal; April 1, 2002; Aaronson, Marc A.
2008 Gifts. Statistics of Income. SOI Bulletin; March 22, 2011; Belvedere, Melissa J.
Gift taxes: getting shortchanged by the $25,000 lifetime exemption increase. The Tax Adviser; August 1, 1998; Harrison, Robert E.
Gifts.com Launches 1st Annual Giftee Awards, Wireless News; September 9, 2011
Gifts of a child; Plainfield children reflect on meaning of holiday generoslity, The Sun – Naperville (IL); December 19, 2001; Janet Prasad
Gift cards, certificates and profits.(By the Numbers), Specialty Coffee Retailer; October 1, 2009; Battersby, Mark E.
Lifetime Gifts.(gift tax), Mondaq Business Briefing; September 30, 2004
Gift Determined with Reference to Assumption of Potential Estate Tax Liability, The Tax Adviser; December 1, 2013; Beavers, James A.
Gifts, cash, and stigma, Economic Inquiry; July 1, 2002; Waldfogel, Joel
Gifts in excess of the applicable exclusion amount. The Tax Adviser; June 1, 1999; Ransome, Justin P.
Gift Certificate, Everyday Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship; January 1, 2008
Gifts that work: the business of giving gifts.(Giftgiving), Utah Business; November 1, 2003; Hengesbaugh, Mark Gerard
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