Can I claim my parent as a dependent? He never lived with me but didn't have an address for four months. I would support him with money and food.

nikkipoitra00 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 23:38:35 GMT

Re: Can I claim my parent as a dependent? He never lived with me but didn't have an address for four months. I would support him with money and food.

DoninGA — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 23:44:00 GMT

To claim a relative as a dependent they cannot have gross income of $4300 or more for 2020 and you must have provided over one-half of their total support for the year under the Qualifying Relative rules.

To be a Qualifying Relative -

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.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,300 (social security does not count) in 2020
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.

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Can I claim my parent as a dependent? He never lived with me but didn't have an address for four months. I would support him with money and food.

Re: Can I claim my parent as a dependent? He never lived with me but didn't have an address for four months. I would support him with money and food.