My mother is 80, lives with me. I take care of her. Do i get credit for her?

azurerose87 — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:40:57 GMT

Re: My mother is 80, lives with me. I take care of her. Do i get credit for her?

NCperson — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:52:59 GMT

if her income is under $4200 (excluding social security) and you provide more than 50% of her support, you should be able to. Just follow the prompts in TT.

Re: My mother is 80, lives with me. I take care of her. Do i get credit for her?

Hal_Al — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:11:51 GMT

There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and standard ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related).

A person can still be a Qualifying relative dependent, if not a Qualifying Child, if he meets the 6 tests for claiming a dependent:

Closely Related OR live with the taxpayer ALL year
His/her gross taxable income for the year must be less than $4200 ($4150 in 2018)
The taxpayer must have provided more than 1/2 his support

In either case:

He must be a US citizen or resident of the US, Canada or Mexico
He must not file a joint return with his spouse or be claiming a dependent of his own
He must not be the qualifying child of another taxpayer

Nontaxable Social security doesn't count as income, for the income test, but social security money he/she spends on her self does count as support not provided by you, for the support test. Money she puts into savings & investment does not count as support she spent on herself. Note that a parent is closely related so there is no requirement that she live with you at any time, during the year. But if you provided a home it helps your support case, unless they own the home you live in. If no one person (or married couple) provides 50% of the support (for example your siblings are also sending support), then a "multiple support agreement” (IRS Form 2120) can be used, to allow you to claim the dependent. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f2120.pdf

The IRS has a worksheet that can be used to help with the support calculation. See: http://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf The support value of a home is the fair market rental value, divided by the number of occupants.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894472-who-is-a-dependent (TT FAQ)

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My mother is 80, lives with me. I take care of her. Do i get credit for her?

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Re: My mother is 80, lives with me. I take care of her. Do i get credit for her?