topic Two part question 1) My Mother's only income is social security. This is not counted as income right? 2) she owes back taxes. If i claim her will that impact my return? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/two-part-question-1-my-mother-s-only-income-is-social-security-this-is-not-counted-as-income-right-2/01/1679963#M110049 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:28:27 GMT ascimeme 2020-07-14T16:28:27Z Two part question 1) My Mother's only income is social security. This is not counted as income right? 2) she owes back taxes. If i claim her will that impact my return? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/two-part-question-1-my-mother-s-only-income-is-social-security-this-is-not-counted-as-income-right-2/01/1679963#M110049 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:28:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/two-part-question-1-my-mother-s-only-income-is-social-security-this-is-not-counted-as-income-right-2/01/1679963#M110049 ascimeme 2020-07-14T16:28:27Z Re: Two part question 1) My Mother's only income is social security. This is not counted as income right? 2) she owes back taxes. If i claim her will that impact my return? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-two-part-question-1-my-mother-s-only-income-is-social-security-this-is-not-counted-as-income/01/1680352#M110078 <P>If your mother's only income is SS, AND you are paying for over half her support, you may be able to claim her and get the $500 credit for other dependents.&nbsp; Her tax debt will have no effect on you.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><SPAN class="s1"><STRONG>CREDIT FOR OTHER DEPENDENTS</STRONG></SPAN></P> <P class="p2"><SPAN class="s2"><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit</A></SPAN></P> Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:44:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-two-part-question-1-my-mother-s-only-income-is-social-security-this-is-not-counted-as-income/01/1680352#M110078 xmasbaby0 2020-07-14T17:44:51Z Re: Two part question 1) My Mother's only income is social security. This is not counted as income right? 2) she owes back taxes. If i claim her will that impact my return? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-two-part-question-1-my-mother-s-only-income-is-social-security-this-is-not-counted-as-income/01/1680519#M110088 <P>Great! Thanks very much for the confirmation and the associated link. I appreciate you taking the time to answer!</P> Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:15:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-two-part-question-1-my-mother-s-only-income-is-social-security-this-is-not-counted-as-income/01/1680519#M110088 ascimeme 2020-07-14T18:15:14Z