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Not everyone receiving a cash gifts want to make a 20% downpayment, though. Cash gifts are also allowed for low-downpayment mortgages including the FHA purchase mortgage, which requires a 3.5% downpayment; and the Conventional 97 mortgage from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac which requires just 3% down.
Here's an example of when the gift tax applies: In simplified terms, suppose instead of gifting $12,000 this year to each of your three children, you give them $500,000 each, for a total of $1.5 million. After you subtract three annual exclusions ($1,500,000 - $36,000) you have made a gift of $1,464,000.