Does an unemployed green card holder need to file taxes for wire transfers to his/her US bank account from his/her parents' Indian bank account (also green card holders)?

[aspiringsurgeon]

I am a green card holder and currently self-studying for medical licensure exams (therefore no enrollment in any program/institution) and I am supporting myself through money sent by my parents (also green card holders) on a monthly basis from their bank account in India, do I have to file any taxes in the US? The money is being sent from an Indian bank account (theirs) to a US bank account (mine) from their income earned in India which is already taxed there. Does the situation change for me or them in any way if they become joint holders on my US bank account?

[Critter]

You don't need to file an INCOME tax return since you had no income ... gifts from anyone is not taxable income to be reported on a return. 

Your parents may need to file a gift tax return  since they gave you more than $30K in 2018 ( $28K in 2017)... form 706 is not support by TT  and you will need to file a   form 3520. 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/6505972

[aspiringsurgeon]

Would they have to file a gift tax return here even if the foreign earned income is being deposited in a local bank account in India and income tax on it is being paid there?

[Critter]

A gift is NOT income so you will not report it on an income tax return.  

An IRS Form 709 is a Gift Tax Return and is not supported by TurboTax.
Go to this IRS website for a Form 709 - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f709.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f709.pdf</a>
Go to this IRS website for a Form 709 instructions - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i709.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i709.pdf</a>