he's 53 and we pay for everything for him.
Don't know if these things mean anything but:
We do not have health insurance for him, he has been getting it as a charity at the hospital or he just has it as a debt.
He also owes the IRS over $25k.
We want to be able to deduct from our taxes because he is getting expensive.
Does his address have to be the same because his current address is my brother's apt.? Also, he used to live with my brother so he has a few utilities in his name. He also has some credit cards in his name.
What are the requirements, does he have to be over a particular age?
2007-09-29 04:31:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
How can we prove we pay for 50% or more for his expenses?
2007-09-29 04:55:37 · update #1
I am a Paid preparer for federal income taxes. I will explain to you the criteria for claiming dependants. i will assume he passes the three general tests. which is the dependant taxpayer test, joint return test and citizen or resident tests. the next step is he must pass the qualifing child or qualifing relative tests. since he is your father he fails the Relationship test to be a qualifing child. So he must pass all the tests to be eligible to be a qualifing relative. the first one he does pass since he is not a qualifying child for anyone, the second test is member of household or relationship test this one he does pass since he is your dad. The Next test is Gross Income Test Does he have any gross income you said he doesn't work so i expect he has none however gross income is also dividends from bank accounts and pension distributions unemployment compensation and taxable social security. i will assume he collects nothing. the last test is the support test in which you must provide 51% of his total support for the calendar year. example if he moved in to your home in august and was paying his own way then no you would not have paid his support. and since his address is your brothers and he has utilities in his name you may have to prove you are paying those bills before he moved in with you. if he has lived with you since January then no proof should be needed that you are paying for his support. if you have any other questions and would like my help you can email me.
2007-09-29 06:28:07 · answer #1 · answered by kozydawg 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you can claim him if you pay over 50% of his expenses but you might want to make sure you have proof. The address thing could be an issue. Does he file?
2007-09-29 04:34:57 · answer #2 · answered by Bob D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can claim his as long as you provide more than 50% of his support AND he has less than $3,400 in gross income for the year. (Do not include any non-taxable Social Security benefits that he receives, if any, in the gross income test.)
He does NOT need to live with you for you to be able to claim him as a dependent since special rules apply to parents and other close relatives claimed as a dependent.
2007-09-29 04:40:41 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think the state has to designate him as disabled.
2007-09-29 04:38:43 · answer #4 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can claim him.
2007-09-29 04:35:14 · answer #5 · answered by Alabama 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋