topic Hello my dad is retired and receives social security so does my mom on his behalf. I help them out since what they receive isn't enough. can I claim them? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/hello-my-dad-is-retired-and-receives-social-security-so-does-my-mom-on-his-behalf-i-help-them-out/01/73251#M3987 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:31:16 GMT hmabarca 2019-06-01T02:31:16Z Hello my dad is retired and receives social security so does my mom on his behalf. I help them out since what they receive isn't enough. can I claim them? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/hello-my-dad-is-retired-and-receives-social-security-so-does-my-mom-on-his-behalf-i-help-them-out/01/73251#M3987 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:31:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/hello-my-dad-is-retired-and-receives-social-security-so-does-my-mom-on-his-behalf-i-help-them-out/01/73251#M3987 hmabarca 2019-06-01T02:31:16Z If you provide more than half of their support and they e... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/if-you-provide-more-than-half-of-their-support-and-they-e/01/73259#M3988 <P>If you provide more than half of their support and they each earn less than $4,050 in 2016, you can claim them both as dependents.</P><P>Their social security benefits do not count towards the $4,050 limit. They do not have to live with you.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:31:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/if-you-provide-more-than-half-of-their-support-and-they-e/01/73259#M3988 MinhT 2019-06-01T02:31:18Z