So too would allowing the value of gifts of artworks, made while the donor is still alive, to be claimed against income tax, as is the case with gifts of quoted shares or property.

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Advisers say some clients are waiting until Dec. 31 to make gifts to grandchildren in case Congress acts before then and to guard against the risk of paying a gift tax and then dying in 2010, when the money can be passed down estate tax-free.

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Douglas has been key to the prosecution's case that Espy illegally accepted gifts.

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I'd never been able to select the plants I wanted in a treatment, but I was sent outside to sniff the air and pick a few leaves of what smelled appealing (in this case, geranium) for my Gifts of Our Garden massage.

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It becomes clear that she understands the significance of these gifts, their evidentiary value in the civil rights case, and the fact that they're under subpoena.

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The main benefit of working from a list is that you can track gifts that are given prior to the death of the testator, as many people begin dispersing personal items as they age and, especially in the case of high net worth people, give financial gifts prior to their death.

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The worst-case scenario could result in children being stopped from using their gifts and having them confiscated.

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In that case, Sir Christopher surmised, the debate about whether such gifts should be publicised might be largely academic.

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Gifts to him included a silver and gold dagger with a belt and case, all the way from Saudi Arabia.

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