My parents in law are Indian citizens.
My father-in-law has a resident / green card status & was with us in the USA for > 180days in 2020. He doesn't however have an SSN & won't apply for one (don't ask me why... huh).
My mother-in-law doesn't have her green card yet (so no SSN, of course with B2 visa status) but has an alien number (A-*) from her ongoing green card application. She stayed with us for the full year 2020.
Both have $0 income in the USA, both retired in India a few years ago & have less than $24k income in India.
During their USA stay; we paid for their food, insurance, medical, etc expenses.
For 2018, with the same statuses, my CPA didn't want me to claim my father-in-law. CPA didn't elaborate; possibly because of "no SSN". I moved to TT for 2019 & didn't claim my father-in-law.
Questions:
1. Can I claim my father-in-law without any IRS issues? Note no SSN for him.
2. Can I claim my mother-in-law without any IRS issues? Note no green card yet for her.
Thanks...
