@fanfare
From my understanding both my parents social security benefits are considered non taxable. Only taxable income would be the pension and ira withdrawal. Both falls below the $5050 so I should be able to claim them? I just wanted to confirm this
As for my other question. I know if I claim them as dependent they can't file joint returns. But do they still need to file non joint ones?
https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/tax-deductions-and-credits-2/family/can-you-claim-a-parent-as-a-dep...
"To be allowed to claim your parent as a dependent, your parent’s taxable income must be less than $4,700 for tax year 2023 (and $5,050 for 2024). This means that if your parent’s income falls into that threshold you aren’t eligible to claim them as a dependent. Non-taxable income such as Social Security does not factor into the calculation of total income for purposes of claiming a parent as a dependent."
