The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 presented an opportunity by significantly raising lifetime gift and estate tax exclusions, but this window is closing soon. With the exclusions set to expire at the end of 2025, there is an urgency to plan your gifts sooner than later. Imagine it is December 2025, and you have a chance to gift $14 million to your children without incurring a single dollar in federal gift tax. Fast forward just one day to January 1, 2026, and that same gift could trigger a whopping $2.8 million in taxes. This is not just a…