My 96 year old grandmother lives with me and pays room and board can I claim her on my taxes

kmoore68 · ‎June 5, 2019

JulieH1 · ‎June 5, 2019

It depends.

You can claim your Grandmother as a Qualifying Relative dependent if:

You provided more than half of their support for 2016
She earned less than $4,050 in gross taxable income. (Social Security income generally doesn’t count here.)
She lives with you (365 days in the year) or she is related to you.
She isn’t a dependent on someone else’s taxes.
She isn’t filing taxes with a spouse (married filing jointly).
She is a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident

You can’t claim a dependent if you are a dependent on someone else’s taxes or if you do not meet the above qualifications.

SweetieJean · ‎June 5, 2019

How much is her income, and what is its source?

JulieH1 · ‎June 5, 2019

It depends.

You can claim your Grandmother as a Qualifying Relative dependent if:

You provided more than half of their support for 2016
She earned less than $4,050 in gross taxable income. (Social Security income generally doesn’t count here.)
She lives with you (365 days in the year) or she is related to you.
She isn’t a dependent on someone else’s taxes.
She isn’t filing taxes with a spouse (married filing jointly).
She is a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident

You can’t claim a dependent if you are a dependent on someone else’s taxes or if you do not meet the above qualifications.

Do you have an Intuit account?