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• she didn't have more than $4,050 in gross income (excluding nontaxable Social Security)
• you provided more than half of their support. Your parent doesn't have to live with you.  

Note: You can find the amount of her?taxable social security (if any) on line 20b of her 2016 Form 1040 (if she has one) 

You can find more information about claiming a parent and some of the deductions at the TurboTax Topic linked ot below:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Steps-to-Claiming-an-Elderly-Parent-as-a-Depen...