alanlhammond
Returning Member

Can I claim a elderly parent as a dependent who was displaced by a fire and stayed with me the entire year of 2017 and deduct all expenses?

My dads home was destroyed by a fire in December of 2016 and he moved in with me for the year of 2017 while they were rebuilding.  I cover is room board and all expenses during this time.  I am wondering if I can include him as a dependent on my 2017 tax return. He was 81 years old at the time it happen.