Whom can I claim as a dependent on my income taxes?

Question

Can I claim my mom who has a fixed income,ssi and a brother whom is not working in the past year.

I live with and pay more then half of support?

she gets 800..for learning disability,in adsition she has a grade level of the 6th grade,brother is an adult but not finished with highschool and has not worked this year.

both are bi polar

both are bi polar

Answer 1

Yes as long as they don't file their own returns and claim themselves.

Answer 2

This is about Dependent -- Qualifying Relative
1. The person either (a) must be related to you, or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
2. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $3,400. (SSI does not count).
3. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
4. You cannot claim any dependents if you, or your spouse if filing jointly, could be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer.
5. You cannot claim a married person who files a joint return as a dependent unless that joint return is only a claim for refund and there would be no tax liability for either spouse on separate returns.

Answer 3

Any relative who qualifies to whom you provide more than 50% of their total support. In your mother's case you would have to be contributing financially more than she is receiving from all her other sources of income, and she would have to be totally disabled. I don't think she qualifies anyway because she is not your child or a descendant.

There are certain criteria that have to be met to claim someone as a dependent:

[1] the person must be your child, step child, adopted child, foster child, brother or sister, or a descendant of one of these (for example, a grandchild or nephew).

[2] for more than half the year, the person must have the same residence as you do. (More than half a year means, at minimum, six months and one day.)

[3] — the person must be
under age 19 at the end of the year, or
under age 24 and a be a full-time student for at least five months out of the year, or
any age and totally and permanently disabled.

[4] the person did not provide more than half of his or her own support during the year.





I do not believe you could give $100 to a street bum and then claim that person as a dependent, unless that person met all the above criteria.

Answer 4

From the details you list, sounds like you can claim both of them as dependents, as long as neither one had income over $3400 for the year (the SSI doesn't count) and you pay more than half of their support.

Good luck - sounds like you have your hands full.

Answer 5

i think you can file held of household and claim them both as long as they lived in the home for at least 6 months, but i am not 100% sure, it would be best to call your local IRS and ask a worker if you can claim them.

Answer 6

Your brother, maybe Your Mom you cannot claim without jepordizing her SSI, in other words, if you are supporting her then she doesn't need SSI, so be careful. Best advice, call the IRS and ask.

Answer 7

You should claim your sister and brother since you pay for their expenses. I think you should also claim yourself since you also depend on the money but i am not sure.

Answer 8

brother