Deductions & credits

@Pauls  Consult an elder care attorney ASAP.    If your mother ends up going on Medicaid (not to be confused with Medicare)   there is a five year lookback on any assets she owns that she gave away or transferred into someone else's name.   You had better understand that and plan accordingly. 

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