Personal gift page
Demo Legend
Red Tape Master2026Gift acknowledged
October 11, 2026
October 11, 2026
Your 2026 gift is acknowledged — the exclusion resets January 1. See you in 2027.
A perfectly legal provocation
Hey Bruce Wayne. Make a gift to an artist?
. A genuine gift. No tax for you. No tax for me. No forms.
Payment handle
$HeyBruceWayne
You read the sticker. You scanned. You're already sharper than 99% of pedestrians.
There is more to this than the ask
Point your camera at it. Become the legend.
For legends in a hurry
Scan to pay $HeyBruceWayne direct
Takes 10 seconds.
01 / THE LAW
The IRS already said yes.
One person can give one recipient each year under the annual exclusion.
A married couple can give each to the same recipient.
Up to the annual exclusion: no federal gift tax. No gift-tax return. The recipient does not treat the gift as income.
The IRS cares about what a payment actually is, not what you call it. A genuine gift comes from generosity, not an obligation to pay for work, goods, or services. And no, you can't deduct it. A personal gift isn't a charitable donation — there's no income-tax write-off for the giver.
And if someone wants to give more? Going over does not automatically create a tax bill. The giver generally files IRS Form 709, and the excess counts against their lifetime gift-and-estate-tax exemption.
Using the supplied figure for this draft, that lifetime exemption is . The paperwork comes before the tax does.
Don’t take my word for it — here’s the IRSFederal limits change by year and personal situations vary. This is art with footnotes, not tax advice — confirm the current year's figures at the IRS link above.
02 / THE REFRAME
Sometimes receiving feels illegal.
“I once tried to give my AAA driver extra cash beyond the job. He hesitated — not at the money, but at what accepting it seemed to mean.”
The law didn't create generosity; it gave him permission to receive it.
03 / THE FREQUENCY
I’m not the protagonist. I’m the catalyst.
This applies to everyone. Anyone can give. Anyone can receive.
The more people know it is legal and normal, the more giving can move between people without suspicion, apology, or a story about who deserves what.
Giving is a practice.
Receiving is, too.
This is not a guilt trip.
It is a permission slip.
04 / THE WALL
Legends, witnessed.
Last updated: just nowEvery giver acknowledged equally. Name or Anonymous. Always dated. No amount rankings.
For overachievers
The 709 Club
Red Tape MastersFor the ones who filed Form 709, faced the paperwork, and emerged gilded. The shine honors the act, not the amount.
No Red Tape Masters yet.
The Everyday Wall
Name / date / acknowledgedNo legends yet.The first one gets remembered forever.
Want a name on the wall? Put your display name — or the word “anonymous” — in the payment note when you give.
Unofficial Gotham honors office
Get dubbed.
A title costs nothing, triggers no forms, and looks excellent on an imaginary plaque.
Tax-free side quest
The Arcade
For legends waiting on their gift to clear.
Arrow keys / WASD · Swipe on mobile · Tap the board to pause
05 / YOUR GIFT PAGE
Demo record
Come back to your gift.
A private code opens a dated acknowledgment — a small record of the year you chose to participate. No account. No public amount.
Your acknowledgment appears here.
From the anonymous artist
Field Notes
First sticker designed. The city doesn't know what's coming.
$HeyBruceWayne secured. The legend has an address.
The wall is empty. It won't stay that way.
Now you know. Go gift someone. Be someone’s Bruce Wayne.
Giving moves when permission moves.