https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/financially-supporting-others/01/591017#M240439 <P>We financially supported my in-laws to visit grandchildren (we spend a lot of money) last year. Can I claim the cost as charity? Or Can I claim the cost to any kind? Thanks!<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:10:44 GMT family 2019-06-06T00:10:44Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/financially-supporting-others/01/591017#M240439 <P>We financially supported my in-laws to visit grandchildren (we spend a lot of money) last year. Can I claim the cost as charity? Or Can I claim the cost to any kind? Thanks!<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:10:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/financially-supporting-others/01/591017#M240439 family 2019-06-06T00:10:44Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-you-can-t-claim-the-money-you-gave-to-family-members/01/591019#M240440 <P>No, you can't claim the money you gave to family members as a charitable contribution. The IRS only allows deductions for contributions made to qualified charitable organizations, not to individuals.</P><P> <BR /> </P><P>For more information, please see page 6, <I>Contributions You Can't Deduct</I>, in&nbsp;<A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IRS Pub 526, Charitable Contributions</A>.<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:10:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-you-can-t-claim-the-money-you-gave-to-family-members/01/591019#M240440 LindaA 2019-06-06T00:10:46Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-no-you-can-t-claim-the-money-you-gave-to-family-members/01/1674296#M594299 <P>Thank you so much Linda!</P> Mon, 13 Jul 2020 03:49:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-no-you-can-t-claim-the-money-you-gave-to-family-members/01/1674296#M594299 Kiki Chen 2020-07-13T03:49:42Z