Are you asking if they can take her as a dependent on their tax return? One of them may be able to, but not both of them.
Qualifying Relative
Many people provide support to their aging parents. But just because you mail your 78-year-old mother a check every once in a while doesn’t mean you can claim her as a dependent.
Here is a checklist for determining whether your mom (or other relative) qualifies.
•Do they live with you? Your relative must live at your residence all year or be on the list of “relatives who do not live with you” in Publication 501. About 30 types of relatives are on this list.
•Do they make less than $4,050 in 2016? Your relative cannot have a gross income of more than $4,050 in 2016 and be claimed by you as a dependent.
•Do you financially support them? You must provide more than half of your relative’s total support each year.
•Are you the only person claiming them? This means you can’t claim the same person twice, once as a qualifying relative and again as a qualifying child. It also means you can’t claim a relative—say a cousin—if someone else, such as his parents, also claim him.
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