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Am I able to claim my siblings and or parents in another household if they are on disability when I support their food and the children's clothing

 
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Carl
Level 15

Am I able to claim my siblings and or parents in another household if they are on disability when I support their food and the children's clothing

Being "on disability" and "being disabled" are two different things. See <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch03.html">https://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch03.html</a> and read the sections on qualify child if that applies. If not, then the section on qualifying relative. Most likely, you can claim without a problem since we're talking a blood relative. But read as indicated above to confirm beyond a doubt that the requirements are met.

Am I able to claim my siblings and or parents in another household if they are on disability when I support their food and the children's clothing

Food & clothing will probably not be enough to pass the support test.

Am I able to claim my siblings and or parents in another household if they are on disability when I support their food and the children's clothing

I agree with Critter.  See this:
 <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf...>

Am I able to claim my siblings and or parents in another household if they are on disability when I support their food and the children's clothing

Siblings and parents who live in another household can be qualifying relative dependents if all of the following are true:

1. No other taxpayer could claim them as a qualifying child dependent,

2. They had less than $4050 of taxable income for 2016,

3. You provided more than half their total support.

The total support issue is mentioned by others in the comments above.  Each person's support includes rent (or fair rental value if they own), utilities, clothes, food, entertainment, travel, medical, and education.  You have to provide more than half of the total.  There is a worksheet in publication 501 to help figure this out. https://www.irs.gov/uac/about-publication-501

Additionally, you may need to consider the qualifying child rule.  You can't claim a dependent, even if they otherwise qualify, if another taxpayer can claim them as a qualifying child dependent.  For example, let's assume that you are talking about a younger sibling who lives with your parents in a separate home from you, and you support all of them substantially.  Because your sibling lives with your parents, they can claim her as a qualifying child before you can claim her as a qualifying relative.  And if your parents file a tax return to pay taxes or get earned income credit or claim the child tax credit, then they are "taxpayers" and you can't claim your sibling as a dependent even if you pay more than half her total support and even if your parents are willing to allow it.

Carl
Level 15

Am I able to claim my siblings and or parents in another household if they are on disability when I support their food and the children's clothing

There's also a provision for if they're disabled too. But I think it matters if they live in your household or not.

Am I able to claim my siblings and or parents in another household if they are on disability when I support their food and the children's clothing

If they are disabled for tax purposes (permanently unable to perform gainful work), then they could be a qualifying child dependent (even though siblings and parents are not your children, this is the legal tax category).  The support rules are more generous for qualifying child dependent, but qualifying child dependent requires that the people you want to claim as dependents need to live in your home.  Qualifying relative dependents do not have to live in your home if they are parents or siblings, but the support test is stricter.

Am I able to claim my siblings and or parents in another household if they are on disability when I support their food and the children's clothing

However, any disability income and publicsupport (such as housing)  that they receive must be counted towards them proving their own support.
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