As a result, the entire history of the car is documented. For the next twelve years, the âBird sat. Joe partially disassembled the car to determine what it was going to need. the list became so long that parts were acquired as opportunity and funds allowed. Fortunately, most of the special Superbird parts could be reused.
As of the 2012 tax year, the exclusion amount is $13,000 for each person you make a gift to. If you're married, you can double that: you and your spouse are each entitled to give away $13,000 per person.
Under current IRS law, you can lawfully give away $14,000 annually without any tax consequences to your children. If your spouse is still alive, you can give a combined gift of $28,000. As you can imagine, this provides for a loophole large enough for some very creative ways to give property to your children.