Great questions!!!
If your Mom is still working she might then file her own return. It all depends on if she can be used as a dependent on your return or not. Here is a nice IRS interview that might help you to determine if your Mother is now your dependent. https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/whom-may-i-claim-as-a-dependent
If she is not, then she and you would just file your own returns. If she is your dependent, then she could still file a return if it is needed but state that she is claimed on someone elses return. (One example for her to file a return, while a dependent on your return, would be if she was going to get a refund).
You would then add her to your return as a dependent and add any other income you receive for being her legal guardian. The agency sending out this money would give you a tax form to add to your return.
Here is more information about claiming your parent:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/family/steps-to-claiming-an-elderly-parent-as-a-dependent/L34je...
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