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I provide financial support to my mother each month and I pay for her major home repairs. Can I claim my mom as a dependent?

sesi796088 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:54:17 GMT

Re: I provide financial support to my mother each month and I pay for her major home repairs. Can I claim my mom as a dependent?

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:02:20 GMT

That is not enough information. You have not mentioned how much income your mother receives or what kind of income she receives.

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Re: I provide financial support to my mother each month and I pay for her major home repairs. Can I claim my mom as a dependent?

DoninGA — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:03:04 GMT

You would need to be providing over one-half of her support for the year and she must not have gross income of $4,700 or more under the Qualifying Relative rules.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,700 (social security does not count) in 2023
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.