Tax question- Can I claim my diabled son who is 56 even though he receives over 6,000.00 in social security,?

Question

he lives with me and does he have to file his own return. Any help on this would be great.

Answer 1

If the only income your son has is the Social Security, none of that would be taxable

If he is disabled and you provide more that 50% of his total support, you can claim him as a dependant on your return

Publication 501
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/index.html

Answer 2

I assume your son has no income other than Social Security. He does not have to file a tax return.

As long as your son does not provide over half of his own support, he is your tax dependent and a "qualifying child" for purposes of the Earned Income Credit and Head of Household filing status.

Answer 3

If his only income is the $6000+ in social security, I'm not sure why he'd have to file his own return.

But that said, if he's totally and permanently disabled and lives with you, you can claim him as long as he doesn't provide over half of his own support. The social security he receives would be considered when figuring his support, whether it's taxable or not.

Answer 4

You can claim your son as a dependent if: 1) your son lived with you for more than half the year, 2) he can't engage in any substantial gainful activity due to his disability (regardless of his age) , and 3) he didn't provide more than half of his own support for the year

If there's a question if he provided more than half of his own support, check out a great worksheet on page 18 of IRS Publication 501.

Answer 5

Your best bet would be to check with your accountant, or whoever will be doing your taxes.

Answer 6

YES, BUT HIS INCOME IS UNDER $12000 SO HE GETS IT ALL BACK.