Here's another wrinkle on this subject that I need help with. My child is 20 and receiving disability SSI. We charge him 300 for "rent" which goes to cover less than 50% of his living expenses such as food, utilities, personal care, medical insurance etc. TurboTax says I can claim him as a dependant even though he has SSI income. However, since I am still covering more than half of his living expenses, he's a child dependent, and SSI isn't taxable, do I still need to claim the small amount of rent as miscellaneous taxable income? When I tested this in TurboTax, I was charged almost half the amount in tax as what I received during the year so I want to make sure that a child covering part of their living expenses is considered "rent" and needs to be claimed in this way. Thanks!
