Can I claim my mother as a dependant? She is disabled and received 9780.00 in Social security. She is married but has lived apart from husband for several years.

jgossett2015 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 23:37:43 GMT

Support would be the only real issue depending on whether...

DianeW — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 23:37:45 GMT

Support would be the only real issue depending on whether you provided more than 50% for her considering her available social security funds. Included below is a link to the worksheet for you review

Note: The relatives listed below are considered “Relatives who don’t have to live with you” to be a dependent.

Was the person your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant of any of them (i.e., your grandchild)? OR
Was the person your brother, sister, half brother, half-sister, or a son or daughter of any of them? OR
Was the person your father, mother, or an ancestor or sibling of either of them? OR
Was the person your stepbrother, stepsister, stepfather, stepmother, son-in-law, daughter in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law?1

The rules are listed for you here. Qualifying Relative:

You provided more than half of their support.
They made less than $4,050 in gross taxable income. (Social Security income generally doesn’t count here.)
They live with you (365 days in the year) or they are related to you.
They aren’t a dependent on someone else’s taxes.
They aren’t doing their taxes with a spouse (married filing jointly). Exception, if they have no tax liability whether they file jointly or separately (this is not refund or balance due, it's a zero tax liability). It appears in your case they would have zero tax liability.
They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.

You can’t claim a dependent if you are a dependent on someone else’s taxes. Use the link here for more information. Rules for Claiming a Dependent on Your Tax Return
IRS Worksheet to Determine Support (click this link to print the worksheet)

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Can I claim my mother as a dependant? She is disabled and received 9780.00 in Social security. She is married but has lived apart from husband for several years.

Support would be the only real issue depending on whether...