Thanks for the info...you mention in the dependent approach - gross income that "generally" it must be less than 4300 and "generally" you must provide half the support. In my case - parent is completely disabled with income of $6100 (x-social security); and I provide support in all aspects of care/medical/administrative support/etc. All bill have been paid from their accounts, however. Is there some wiggle room in the rule for a unique situation like this?
Separately - there is also an ability to deduct if you don't claim them as dependent, as long as you paid for over half of the medical expenses. That was the scenario I was contemplating. I just didn't know if there needed to be support to show it came from an account with my name. Our accounts are mixed/shared. His name happens to be on the account that was used to pay.
