If I took care of my mother for 6 months, and provided over 50% of her care, can I claim her as a dependent and claim head of household? She died in November

gregr092390 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:49:04 GMT

It depends on her income. To be a qualifying relative the...

Coleen3 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:49:06 GMT

It depends on her income. To be a qualifying relative there is a test. Your parent is not required to live with you.

Qualifying Relative for Dependency

Do they live with you? Your relative must live at your residence all year or be on list of Relatives who don’t have to live with you. About 30 types of relatives are on this list.
Do they make less than $4,050 in 2016? Your relative cannot have a gross income of more than $4,050 in 2016 and be claimed by you as a dependent.
Do you financially support them? You must provide more than half of your relative’s total support each year.
Are you the only person claiming them? This means you can’t claim the same person twice, once as a qualifying relative and again as a qualifying child. It also means you can’t claim a relative—say a cousin—if someone else, such as his parents, also claim him.

Head of Household.

You qualify if you:

Were unmarried as of December 31, 2016 and
Paid more than half the cost to run your home (or the home of a qualifying parent who doesn't live with you) in 2016 (rent, mortgage, utilities, etc.) and
Supported a qualifying person who lived with you.

If you were still legally married as of December 31 and a child lives with you, you may qualify for Head of Household under a slightly different set of rules. Read more

When you go through the Personal Info section, TurboTax will let you know if your situation qualifies you for Head of Household.

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If I took care of my mother for 6 months, and provided over 50% of her care, can I claim her as a dependent and claim head of household? She died in November

It depends on her income. To be a qualifying relative the...