https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/is-it-possible-to-claim-an-incarcerated-person-on-tax-return/01/3484708#M775405 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:51:30 GMT melanierobinson71 2026-02-03T10:51:30Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/is-it-possible-to-claim-an-incarcerated-person-on-tax-return/01/3484708#M775405 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:51:30 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/is-it-possible-to-claim-an-incarcerated-person-on-tax-return/01/3484708#M775405 melanierobinson71 2026-02-03T10:51:30Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-is-it-possible-to-claim-an-incarcerated-person-on-tax-return/01/3484713#M775407 <P>If you are referring to claiming an incarcerated person as a dependent on your tax return, the answer is No.&nbsp; The state provided over one-half their support, not you.&nbsp; So that prevents you from claiming them as a dependent.</P> Sat, 15 Feb 2025 15:16:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-is-it-possible-to-claim-an-incarcerated-person-on-tax-return/01/3484713#M775407 DoninGA 2025-02-15T15:16:58Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-is-it-possible-to-claim-an-incarcerated-person-on-tax-return/01/3484716#M775408 <P>No. &nbsp; &nbsp;A person who is incarcerated is being supported by the corrections facility that they are being housed in. &nbsp;The money you may be providing for incidental expenses is not "support" that is sufficient to claim them as a dependent. &nbsp;That money is gift money, which is not deductible.</P> Sat, 15 Feb 2025 15:17:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-is-it-possible-to-claim-an-incarcerated-person-on-tax-return/01/3484716#M775408 xmasbaby0 2025-02-15T15:17:58Z