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You can claim your parents as dependents if all of the following requirements to be claimed as qualifying relative dependents is met. Your parents do not need to live with you as they are a qualified relative excluded from that requirement. They can file a joint return if they are only filing to get a refund and (if they filed separate) they would not have taxable income on either married filing separate return:
Qualifying Relative Dependent:
You can claim your parents as dependents if all of the following requirements to be claimed as qualifying relative dependents is met. Your parents do not need to live with you as they are a qualified relative excluded from that requirement. They can file a joint return if they are only filing to get a refund and (if they filed separate) they would not have taxable income on either married filing separate return:
Qualifying Relative Dependent:
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