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PARENT DEPENDENT CASINO WINNINGS

bkizzzz — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:37:06 GMT

I am a single filer with my mother as my dependent as I fully finanically support her. She does not have any source of income. However, I give her money and sometimes she would go to a local casino and won several slots that required being taxed. How do I file? is her casino winnings considered "income". Do I still file her under me or will she need to file separately.

Re: PARENT DEPENDENT CASINO WINNINGS

Opus 17 — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 02:01:57 GMT

Her winnings are income to her. If more than $13,500, she must file a tax return, report the winnings and pay tax. If half her social security plus her winnings are more than $25,000, part of her social security will also be taxable.

If her winnings are more than $4700, you can't claim her as a dependent this year. However, if you still provided more than half her overall financial support, you can still deduct her medical expenses that you paid, even though she is not a dependent this year.

You would never report her winnings on your tax return.

Re: PARENT DEPENDENT CASINO WINNINGS

Vanessa A — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 02:04:56 GMT

Yes, her casino winnings are considered income. So, it actually depends on how much she won if you can still claim her or not. If she won more than $4,700, then you cannot claim her as a dependent on your return. If her winnings are enough that a return must be filed, then you would need to file a separate return for her.

Depending on her age, if her total income is more than $13,850 (plus $1,500 if she is over 65) she will need to file a return. Her income would be her winnings plus half of her social security.

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
Must have earned less than $4,700 for the year