You may be able to claim your grandmother as a Qualifying Relative
dependent if:
-
You provided more than half of
her support in 2016
-
She earned less than $4,050 in
gross taxable income. (Social Security income generally doesn’t count
here.)
- She lives with you 365 days in the year or is
related to you. 32
- She isn’t a dependent on someone else’s
tax return.
- She isn’t filing a tax return
with a spouse (married filing jointly).
- She is a U.S. citizen, resident alien,
national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident
You
can’t claim a dependent if you are a dependent on someone else’s taxes
See Rules For Claiming Dependents
Your claiming her as your dependent may affect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) , but not Social Security income.
