topic Our daughter was incarcerated in a pa state prison. Can we claim money used to support her while there? (comissary money &amp;amp; phone money) in After you file https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/our-daughter-was-incarcerated-in-a-pa-state-prison-can-we-claim-money-used-to-support-her-while/01/108407#M19338 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:53:17 GMT ronsander 2019-06-01T04:53:17Z Our daughter was incarcerated in a pa state prison. Can we claim money used to support her while there? (comissary money &amp; phone money) https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/our-daughter-was-incarcerated-in-a-pa-state-prison-can-we-claim-money-used-to-support-her-while/01/108407#M19338 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:53:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/our-daughter-was-incarcerated-in-a-pa-state-prison-can-we-claim-money-used-to-support-her-while/01/108407#M19338 ronsander 2019-06-01T04:53:17Z No, unfortunately you can't.  What you give her would be... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/no-unfortunately-you-can-t-what-you-give-her-would-be/01/108430#M19343 <P>No, unfortunately you can't. &nbsp;What you give her would be considered a gift or personal expense, but not deductible.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:53:19 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/no-unfortunately-you-can-t-what-you-give-her-would-be/01/108430#M19343 Anita01 2019-06-01T04:53:19Z