And.....so that you do not have unrealistic ideas about what you "get" for claiming a parent as a dependent---you "get" a $500 credit---and possibly an itemized deduction if you pay their medical expenses and have enough itemized deductions to exceed your own standard deduction AND meet the difficult threshold of entering the medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of your own AGI.
CREDIT FOR OTHER DEPENDENTS
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-cre...
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