My mother in law lives with me, can i claim her

danspach1212 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:36:54 GMT

she just got SS starting in October and has been living with me

Probably not. Your mother-in-law's income may disqualify...

IreneS — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:36:56 GMT

Probably not. Your mother-in-law's income may disqualify her from being considered your Qualifying Relative on your tax return.

You may claim your mother-in-law as a dependent on your return if she meets the four tests for a qualifying relative:

Not a qualifying child - Since she is your mother-in-law, she is not your child.
Member of household or relationship test – Certain relatives don't have to live with you to meet this test:

Your child, stepchild, foster child, or a descendant of any of them (for example, your grandchild). (A legally adopted child is considered your child.)

Your brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, or stepsister.

Your father, mother, grandparent, or other direct ancestor, but not foster parent.

Your stepfather or stepmother.

A son or daughter of your brother or sister.

A son or daughter of your half brother or half sister.

A brother or sister of your father or mother.

Your son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law.

3. Gross income test - To meet this test, a person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,050. Gross income is all income in the form of money, property, and services that isn't exempt from tax.

4. Support test - To meet this test, you generally must provide more than half of a person's total support during the calendar year. You figure whether you have provided more than half of a person's total support by comparing the amount you contributed to that person's support with the entire amount of support that person received from all sources. This includes support the person provided from his or her own funds.

Worksheet 2 in IRS Pub. 501 (p. 16) may be helpful in figuring whether you provided more than half of your mother-in-law's support.

If your mother-in-law meets all four tests, you may claim her as a dependent on your return.

Re: Probably not. Your mother-in-law's income may disqualify...

wishiwazfishing — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:54:30 GMT

Thank you. This is exactly the information I needed.

Re: Probably not. Your mother-in-law's income may disqualify...

SweetieJean — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:01:46 GMT

@wishiwazfishing The answer above is several years old, and the maximum income has risen since then.

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My mother in law lives with me, can i claim her

Probably not. Your mother-in-law's income may disqualify...

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