https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-grandfather-usually-claims-my-disabled-brother-on-his-taxes-but-this-year-my-brother-is-14-over/01/715158#M287595 <P>My disabled brother who doesn’t work and lives with my grandfather made $10,014 from his SSDI. My grandfather is usually able to claim my brother on his taxes, but this year he is $14 over the maximum income to not file taxes. My question is, can my grandfather still claim my brother, or do they each have to file separately?<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:34:23 GMT j-sed 2019-06-06T14:34:23Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-grandfather-usually-claims-my-disabled-brother-on-his-taxes-but-this-year-my-brother-is-14-over/01/715158#M287595 <P>My disabled brother who doesn’t work and lives with my grandfather made $10,014 from his SSDI. My grandfather is usually able to claim my brother on his taxes, but this year he is $14 over the maximum income to not file taxes. My question is, can my grandfather still claim my brother, or do they each have to file separately?<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:34:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-grandfather-usually-claims-my-disabled-brother-on-his-taxes-but-this-year-my-brother-is-14-over/01/715158#M287595 j-sed 2019-06-06T14:34:23Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/he-should-be-able-to-be-claimed-as-a-dependent-under-the/01/715162#M287596 <P>He should be able to be claimed as a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules if he meets all the requirements.&nbsp; The Social Security benefits received are not included as gross income.&nbsp; If the SS benefits that he receives is the only income then he is not required to file a tax return.</P><P> <B>To be a Qualifying Relative -</B> </P><P>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.<BR /></P><P>2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.&nbsp;</P><P>3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,050 (social security does not count) in 2017</P><P>4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.</P><P>5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.</P><P>6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:34:24 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/he-should-be-able-to-be-claimed-as-a-dependent-under-the/01/715162#M287596 DoninGA 2019-06-06T14:34:24Z