Giving

[d000hg]

If I remember rightly, you can give your immediate family up to £3000 a year as a gift without it being tax-eligible (and up to £250 for anyone else).

Can I give my wife £3000 and write it off against my personal earnings for the year? Nothing to do with giving her money from the company; I'd pay myself salary/dividends as normal and then give her a gift. Would this make any difference at all to my personal tax return?

[Sockpuppet]

No. You'll still pay tax on it.

[NotAllThere]

The tax eligibility applies to the recipient, not the donor.