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If he is your dependent, no, you don't need to file a Gift Tax return.
If he is not your dependent and you pay the medical institution directly, no, you don't need to file a Gift Tax return.
If he is not your dependent and you pay your son, then he pays the medical institution, yes, you may need to file a Gift Tax return (if you or your son are married, you may be able to avoid that). No Gift Tax will be owed unless you have given about $6,000,000 away during your lifetime.
If he is your dependent, no, you don't need to file a Gift Tax return.
If he is not your dependent and you pay the medical institution directly, no, you don't need to file a Gift Tax return.
If he is not your dependent and you pay your son, then he pays the medical institution, yes, you may need to file a Gift Tax return (if you or your son are married, you may be able to avoid that). No Gift Tax will be owed unless you have given about $6,000,000 away during your lifetime.
You may be able to claim the medical expenses you paid for your son as an itemized deduction on your Form 1040 Schedule A .
See the instructions for Schedule A page 2 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sca.pdf#page=2
Whose medical and dental expenses can you include?
You can include medical and dental bills you paid in 2016 for anyone who was one of the following either when the services were provided or when you paid for them.
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