âNegative reinforcement is when a certain stimulus/item is removed after a particular behavior is exhibited. The likelihood of the particular behavior occurring again in the future is increased because of removing/avoiding the negative stimuli. Negative reinforcement should not be thought of as a punishment procedure.
In addition to the annual exclusion, you're allowed to give away a certain amount during your lifetime without actually having to pay any gift taxes. As of the time of publication, you can give away $5,430,000 before you start owing gift taxes. For example, say you haven't made any taxable gifts in the past.
For an update, see my Oct. 30, 2014 post, âIRS Raises Limit On Tax-Free Lifetime Gifts For 2015.â. The yearly limit on how much we can each give another person without having to worry about gift tax in 2013 is $14,000. This limit, known as the annual exclusion, will not be increased for inflation in 2014. Spouses can combine their annual exclusions to double the size of the gift.