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Question

Disability Dependent

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
April 2, 2021
2 replies
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My mother made $6,300 in 2020.

Can she claim my Adult Disabled Brother as a dependent who doesn’t work (he received 8k -10k disability benefits for 2020 ) Is disability benefits income taxable ? Will she have any issues claiming him.

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Alumni - Champ

How did she support herself and him on only $6300 for the year?

Was his disability from Social Security, an employer plan, or something else?

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Level 2

She both supports herself and my brother with her own earnings along with my brother’s disability benefits(I’m not sure which of the two he receives, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) )

. He’s permanently disabled (schizophrenia) , he’s not really capable of working or either handling his own finances. That’s why she takes care and provides for him.

Level 15

Yes she can claim him.

Level 2

For the most part, disability benefits are non-taxable.