My in-laws are living with us, and Mother-in-law had some income making her not qualiti be our dependant, but father-in-law qualifies to be our dependant. I'm filing itemized and claiming my father-in-law. So now does my Mother-in-law have to file itemized because my father-in-law is as a dependant on an itemized return?
If your father is not filing, and you are claiming your father as your dependent, your mother-in-law can choose either, Standard or Itemized Deductions on her Married Filing Separate return.
If your father is not filing, and you are claiming your father as your dependent, your mother-in-law can choose either, Standard or Itemized Deductions on her Married Filing Separate return.
Thanks @KrisD15. So on my Mother-in-law return, where it's asking is her husband is filing, I should say no, right?
Correct.
You are claiming him, he is not filing.
Your Mother-in-law selects that her spouse is not filing so that the TurboTax program will NOT be concerned with which method she uses for deductions, whether Itemizing or Standard.
I should mention that if they live in a Community Property State, there could be a question as to if the income is community income, in which case your father would need to claim his half.
If they are not in a Community Property State, that would not be an issue.