Past 2 yrs I have claimed my parent as a dependent but this year she drew some funds from her pension, can I still claim her and how does the pension affect both of us?

piearced · ‎June 3, 2019

MinhT · ‎June 3, 2019

You can claim your parent as a dependent if you provided more than half of their support and they had income of less than $4,150 in 2018.

Social security benefits do not count as income, but pension income does. If they had more than $4,150 in pension in 2018, you cannot claim them as dependent.

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MinhT · ‎June 3, 2019

You can claim your parent as a dependent if you provided more than half of their support and they had income of less than $4,150 in 2018.

Social security benefits do not count as income, but pension income does. If they had more than $4,150 in pension in 2018, you cannot claim them as dependent.

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Past 2 yrs I have claimed my parent as a dependent but this year she drew some funds from her pension, can I still claim her and how does the pension affect both of us?