Possibly. In order to claim her as a dependent, she would have had to have less than $5,200 in income (not counting non taxable social security). Since she is your spouses parent, she would not have had to live with you if you were provided over half of her support for the year.
When claiming a parent as a dependent, you may be eligible to get the $500 Non-Refundable Other Dependent Credit . If you paid her medical expenses, and are itemizing your return, you would be able to claim them as an itemized expense if you are itemizing your return.
Itemized expenses include mortgage interest, gambling losses up to 90% or up to winnings (whichever is less), charitable contributions, state and local taxes up to $40,000, medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your AGI and federally declared casualty and losses in excess of 10% of you AGI with the first $100 not counting towards the loss. Medical expenses are only deductible for the amount that is over 7.5% of your AGI. This means if your AGI is $50,000, then the amount that is over $3,750 is deductible.
Then your total itemized expenses would need to be greater than your standard deduction below in order to benefit from your expenses.
The 2025 Standard Deductions are as follows:
- Married Filing Joint (MFJ) $31,500
- Married Filing Separate (MFS) $15,750
- Head of Household (HOH) $23,625
- Single $15,750
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