Gift tax qustion

[Gretel]

I ain't givin' 'em nothin', the ungrateful brats.

Just seeing your headline I thought you call me "ungrateful brats", but then maybe the post would have been deleted.

If I understand your opinion through your statements correctly then I am right on the spot with my earlier conclusion, namely: Support is never a gift.

[dyne]

I would imagine that all food, lodging, clothing, education, shelter and everything else similar
provided to a child would be the duty of the parents and would be considered support, including transportion, perhaps even a car and would NOT be a gift. I plan to purchase a new car for my daughter soon which WILL be a gift since it is not essential. Since my wife and myself will each contribute to the $22,000 cost of the car and we can each contribute $12,000, NO gift tax return will be required.

[Gretel]

Don't you have to file a gift tax return if you do gift splitting?