Can I cliam my mom?

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June 1, 2019
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My mom has lived with me all of 2018. She collects SS but has no other income. She owns a few pieces of property but does not rent them out. She has filed her own taxes because of the properties. Can I claim her as head of household or some other way as I pay for 100% of her living expenses at my home? She has been sick for a few years and her home sits empty.

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RachelW33

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From what you have stated above, it sounds like you should be able to use the Head of Household Filing Status and claim your Mother as a Dependent.

In order to use the Head of Household filing status, you must have provided over half the support for the household for you and a qualifying person. You check out this TurboTax FAQ for more information: Do I qualify for Head of Household?

You can claim your mother as a Dependent if she meets ALL of the qualifications below:

She is a citizen of the US
She is related to you
She has taxable income of less than $4,150 during 2018 (SS does not count as SS income)
She is not claimed as a dependent by anyone else
She is not filing a joint return
You provided more than 1/2 of her support

[Note: You mention that your Mother has filed her own taxes because of the properties but also said she does not rent them out, so I am assuming that she rented them out in the years that she needed to file.]

You can also check out this IRS Tool which walks you through a set of questions to help determine if you can claim someone as a Dependent: https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/whom-may-i-claim-as-a-dependent.

Please comment below if you need further clarification.

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