* No, a wedding gift is not taxable because it's not a donation. If you own your own business you may be able to have your accountant put it under 'gift bought' and you may be lucky enough to have it made taxable, but that is up to your accountant.
Etiquette states that you have up to a year after the wedding to get someone a wedding gift.
A gift of equity may be taxable depending on how much it is. A gift of equity can be given without the recipient of it is worth 12,000.00 or less. However, if you are a couple, or there are two owners of the house giving you equity, you would be able to obtain 24,000.00 worth of equity without it being taxable.
No, dates do not have to give a gift to the wedding couple. Your date does.
Yes.
You can give your fiance his wedding gift the day before the wedding or on your wedding night as it should be private when the two of you exchange gifts.
I know you're doing a lot, but you do need to give a wedding gift.
No, gifts are not taxable. However, the IRS does have some specific rules about gifts and taxes, and it's important for you to understand them. The basics are that you can give up to $15,000 worth of cash or property as a gift without filing any special tax forms (since 2018). Gifts are not taxable because it not considered income or earned income. Visit Gift a Feeling and find the perfect birthday gift customized for your loved ones.
When it really isn't a gift. There is a myth out there that by giving a taxable payment a creative name, it can be treated as a gift. For example, if an employer gives his staff a check as a "token of his affection" for meeting their sales goals, it is still not a gift. Or if a neighbor gives you a thank-you $20 bill everytime you mow his lawn, it is still not a gift. I suppose a gift from illegal activities might be taxable. For example, if a bank robber gives a bank teller a gift for not identifying him in a line up, that might be taxable. Or an embezzler splits his loot with the people who fed him inside information, that might be taxable.
The correct way to address a gift is "Mr. & Mrs. James Smith". The couple is already married so it is proper to address it this way.
* No, you do not give a wedding gift when you are invited to a wedding, but please reply on the small card with stamped envelope to let the person who invited you that you will or will not be attending and tick where there is a guest you are inviting or your husband or boyfriend. If a woman then you give a gift at the bridal shower and of course a wedding gift which you would leave at the Wedding Reception.
There are no traditional gifts for a 29th wedding anniversary. The modern gift for a 29th wedding anniversary is new furniture. You can give a couple a gift for their home or something that you know they will like for their anniversary if you do not want to use the modern gift idea.
If you have not been invited to the wedding then you should not send a gift.