kaitoyzc
New Member

Tax strategy question: paying parents rent while not live with them.

I am a NY resident living/working in va and paying my own rent around $1.2K with annual salary of $75K, I pay VA non-resident tax and taking a credit for taxes paid to VA for NY portion this year 2016

My parents lives in NY, I pay their rent for around $1.5K + utilities per month for the year 2017.  My mother annual income is around $23K. My father is not working. They are both in their 50's. They file tax jointly. I file as single this year 2016

What tax incentive/strategy do I have for the year 2017 if I change tax filing status of mine and my parents?