It depends.
There is NOT a $2,000 credit for claiming a parent as a dependent. there is a $500 Non-Refundable Other Dependent Credit. This means if you had a tax liability you could lower that by $500, but you could not get a refund if you already received everything you paid in back. Also, depending on which filing status you used, you may be able to claim Head of Household if you are able to claim your mother.
In order to claim your mom, you would have had to provide OVER half of her entire support for the year. If you only gave her some money here and there that would not count. See below for the rest of the criteria to claim your mother as a dependent.
To claim someone as a Qualifying Relative, they must be:
- Your child ( including step children, adoptive children and foster children) or a descendent of them
- Your sibling (including half siblings) or a child of your sibling or a sibling-in-law
- Your parent or grandparents, including step parents and in laws
- Any other person that lived with you for the entire tax year
- Not a qualifying child of another taxpayer
- Someone that you provided over half of their support for during the tax year (unless meeting the multi support exception)
- Has less than $5,050 in income (not counting social security)
If you did provide over half of her support and can claim her as a dependent, you can click here for instructions on how to Amend Your Return.
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