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posted Jan 22, 2020 12:20:37 PM

Is it possible I can talk to a real person

I have been taking care of my grandmother for 3 years paying her Bill's and I wanted to know would I be able to use her as a dependent

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Jan 22, 2020 1:46:20 PM

Your grandmother may qualify as your dependent if:

  1.  She isn’t a dependent on someone else’s tax return.
  2. She isn’t filing a tax return with a spouse (married filing jointly).
  3. She  is a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
  4. You provided more than half of her support .
  5. She earned less than $4,200 in gross taxable income. (Social Security income generally doesn’t count here.

For additional information Please check the link below 

Qualifying Relative

 

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