https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/is-my-medical-information-about-me-and-my-dependents-or-just-head-of-household-and-spouse/01/137381#M57278 my dad lives with me and he has medicare but he had ALOT of medical bills im helping him pay. can i claim his too? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:49:55 GMT LISA0589 2019-06-01T06:49:55Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/is-my-medical-information-about-me-and-my-dependents-or-just-head-of-household-and-spouse/01/137381#M57278 my dad lives with me and he has medicare but he had ALOT of medical bills im helping him pay. can i claim his too? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:49:55 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/is-my-medical-information-about-me-and-my-dependents-or-just-head-of-household-and-spouse/01/137381#M57278 LISA0589 2019-06-01T06:49:55Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-he-meets-all-the-tests-to-be-claimed-by-you-as-a-depen/01/137387#M57283 <P>If he meets all the tests to be claimed by you as a dependent OR if he meets all the tests to be claimed by you except that his taxable income was more than $4050, you can claim medical expenses that you paid for him on your tax return.</P><P>Here are the tests:</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.</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 &nbsp;taxable income for the year must be less than $4,050 in 2016.</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, U.S. resident alien, U.S. national, or a resident of Canada or Mexico.</P><DIV> <BR /> </DIV> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:49:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-he-meets-all-the-tests-to-be-claimed-by-you-as-a-depen/01/137387#M57283 Texas Roger 2019-06-01T06:49:56Z