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.
The amount of the gifts given beyond those exclusions can be subject to a tax rate between 18 and 35 percent. There is however, a lifetime gift ceiling. The tax code for 2011 says you can give away $5 million in cash or items during the course of your life before the excess will be subject to the gift tax. That tax rate is 35 percent in 2011.