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Maybe. Here is a checklist for determining whether your sister (or other relative) qualifies as your dependent:
Probably yes.
There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). What DavidD66 describes is the Qualifying Relative Rules. Because of her disability, your sister probably qualifies as your dependent under the QC rules.
There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit (or disability status) a relationship test and residence test. Only a QC qualifies a taxpayer for the Earned Income Credit. They are interrelated but the rules are different for each.
The support test is different for each type. The support test, for a QC, is only that the child didn't provide more than half his own support. The support test for a Qualifying Relative is that the taxpayer provided more than half the relative's support.
.A child closely related (Sibling counts) to a taxpayer can be a “Qualifying Child (QC)” dependent, regardless of the child's income, if:
See full dependent rules at: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Rules-for-Claiming-a-Dependent-on-Your-Tax-Ret...
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