Puff, the Magic Dragon - Parodies. 1  In the mid 1970s an American Jewish band named Ruach created a parody version of the song entitled Puff the Kosher Dragon.
Pay tuition directly to the college. If you are considering making an outright cash gift, another option is to bypass your grandchild and pay the college directly. Under federal law, tuition payments made directly to a college aren't considered taxable gifts, no matter how large the payment.
You apply the exceptions to the gift tax and the unified credit as follows: 1  Apply the educational exclusion. Payment of tuition expenses is not subject to the gift tax. 2  Apply the $10,000 annual exclusion. The first $10,000 you give someone during a year is not a taxable gift. 3  Apply the unified credit.