It seems like in the USA, gifts to a spouse are exempted from the gift tax[1]. I don't know about USA, but here (Finland) any unusually large gifts given just p

It seems like in the USA, gifts to a spouse are exempted from the gift tax[1]. I don't know about USA, but here (Finland) any unusually large gifts given just prior to death are considered a part of inheritance. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_tax_in_the_United_States#Non-taxable_gifts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_tax_in_the_United_States#N...