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posted Feb 24, 2025 10:37:54 AM

Is it possible to be deducted from my taxes.? I have a brother disabled who is living in a nursing home in Lima -Peru, I pay about $535 a month for the tenancy.

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Expert Alumni
Feb 24, 2025 10:41:22 AM

No.  You cannot deduct expenses for someone that is not a US Citizen living in Peru on your tax return. 

 

In order to claim expenses for someone like that you would have to claim them as a dependent on your return.  in order to claim them on your return as a dependent, they would have to be a US Citizen, US Resident, US National or Resident of Canada or Mexico. 

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Feb 24, 2025 10:42:22 AM

Sorry--no.    You cannot claim a dependent who is in Peru unless he is a U.S citizen.