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Can you tell me if I done my taxes wrong ? I claimed my disabled sister and it asked me if she grossed over 5000 and I said yes . But the only income she has is SS

pennysking111 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:03:01 GMT

I wasn’t thinking and said yes because I was counting her SS income.

Re: Can you tell me if I done my taxes wrong ? I claimed my disabled sister and it asked me if she grossed over 5000 and I said yes . But the only income she has is SS

Mike9241 — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:05:34 GMT

if she is permanently and totally disabled at any time during the year for purposes of the gross income test don't include Social Security benefits unless she is married filing a separate return and lived with their spouse at any time during the tax year or if 1/2 of their Social Security benefits plus their other gross income and tax-exempt interest is more than $25,000 ($32,000 if MFJ)

Re: Can you tell me if I done my taxes wrong ? I claimed my disabled sister and it asked me if sh...

AmyC — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:23:26 GMT

Please check your tax return to see if you actually claimed your sister. If so, you would see her listed on page 1 as a dependent. On page 2, line 19, you would see an Other Dependent Credit of $500. If you see her listed as a dependent with the credit, you are fine. However, if she is not listed, as I suspect - since you marked income over the limit, then you can choose to amend your tax return(s) and claim her.

Once your original return is accepted and the finances are settled, you can file an amended return.

Save a copy of the original return before doing an amended return.
See:
- how to file an amended return. - have to scroll down and open for your software type to see current year information.
- I need to amend my state return.
- Can I e-file my amended state return?
- Can I e-file my 1040X to amend my return?
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