SharonD007
Employee Tax Expert

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It depends.  You may be able to claim your sister as your qualifying relative. The following questions must be true:

 

  • The individual can’t be claimed as a dependent by someone else. 
  • The individual must be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident. 
  • If the individual is married, they can’t file a joint return with their spouse
  • The individual must live with you all year.
  • The individual  can’t have made more than $5,050 in income in 2024.
  • You must provide more than half of their total support for the year.

 

 Please review the TurboTax Help article Who can I claim as my dependent?

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