topic If my mother who is 86 lives with myself and my wife can we claim her as a dependent even if she herself files income taxes as she gets Social Security and Pension. in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/if-my-mother-who-is-86-lives-with-myself-and-my-wife-can-we-claim-her-as-a-dependent-even-if-she/01/420893#M38159 We pay all the utilities for the house as well as the house insurance.&nbsp;&nbsp;We also provide most of the food each month.&nbsp;&nbsp;We do not collect any money from her for anything&nbsp;&nbsp;We also pay all the city taxes. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:10:20 GMT diane-rivers 2019-06-04T21:10:20Z If my mother who is 86 lives with myself and my wife can we claim her as a dependent even if she herself files income taxes as she gets Social Security and Pension. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/if-my-mother-who-is-86-lives-with-myself-and-my-wife-can-we-claim-her-as-a-dependent-even-if-she/01/420893#M38159 We pay all the utilities for the house as well as the house insurance.&nbsp;&nbsp;We also provide most of the food each month.&nbsp;&nbsp;We do not collect any money from her for anything&nbsp;&nbsp;We also pay all the city taxes. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:10:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/if-my-mother-who-is-86-lives-with-myself-and-my-wife-can-we-claim-her-as-a-dependent-even-if-she/01/420893#M38159 diane-rivers 2019-06-04T21:10:20Z You cannot claim her if her taxable income is more than$4... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/you-cannot-claim-her-if-her-taxable-income-is-more-than-4/01/420900#M38161 <P>You cannot claim her if her taxable income is more than$4050.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:10:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/you-cannot-claim-her-if-her-taxable-income-is-more-than-4/01/420900#M38161 Texas Roger 2019-06-04T21:10:23Z