Generally, in order for someone to claim a child as a dependent, a parent must provide at least . Now, only one parent can claim the dependent exemption. .

See Exemptions for Dependents to find out if you are a dependent. If your parent (or someone else) can claim you as a dependent, use this table to see if you .

4 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Jul 11, 2007Hi, My parents will be here for more than 184 days this year (on visitors . For each dependent you claim you get one exemption and for each .

8 posts - Last post: Feb 20, 2010You can claim your parent as dependent (qualifying relative) if 1. You provided more than half of their support, and 2. the parent did not earn .

Jan 25, 2011 – Reader Bill asked me if it's possible to list his parents as dependents on his tax return. Bill's parents are foreign citizens. They came to visit him .

If you are caring for your mother or father, you may be able to claim your parent as a dependent on your income taxes. This would allow you to get an exemption .

Nov 13, 2000 – What are the requirements for claiming parents as dependents?

Jan 13, 2009 – Despite the qualification obstacles, it doesn't hurt to .

Feb 9, 2009 – Claiming a dependent on your tax return makes all the difference when it . If both taxpayers are the child's parents and they do not file a joint .

The Sandwich Generation: Tips for claiming the 2010 Child Tax Credit & claiming a parent as a dependent.

Jun 29, 2010 – Claiming parents as dependents on taxes can help give you a . Now when you are going to claim a parent as dependent, this is not an issue. .

Jan 24, 2006 – Under these rules, you can claim your parents as dependents .

27 posts - 17 authors - Last post: May 29, 2009Can you get at ITIN for your parents visiting you if they stay for a period of more than 180 days so that you can claim them as dependents when .

Nov 12, 2008 – Claiming visiting parents as dependents for TAX deduction USA Income Tax / Social Security / Retirement / 401k / Investment.

Jan 13, 2010 – I've done some research but still feel lost. In this situation, can the child claim the parent as a dependent on her taxes? The child: is an adult.

Nov 6, 2010 – An article was published in the Columbus Dispatch about claiming a parent as a dependent on your income tax return. Parents can be claimed .

To protect yourself, you should make sure that you are eligible to claim the dependents. Separated parents should also review the rules for sharing the tax .

Aug 18, 2010 – Craig Reaves, an attorney, answers a reader's question about who qualifies as a dependent for tax purposes.

Question - claiming parents as dependents. Find the answer to this and other Tax questions on JustAnswer.

The parent with whom the child lives for more than 50% of the time during any tax year, is entitled to claim the child as a dependant exemption for all tax .

Can I claim my mother as a dependent? January 21, 2005. Subject: Parents as .

Despite the qualification obstacles, it doesn't hurt to explore whether you can claim your parent as a dependent. If you and your parent meet IRS requirements, .

Sep 16, 2011 – Taxpayers may claim their children, as well as their parents, as dependents and get more personal exemptions on their tax returns. Parents .

Jun 25, 2007 – If you're supporting an elderly parent, you may qualify to claim that parent as a dependent on your tax return.

A dependent must be either a “qualifying child” or a “qualifying relative. . Beginning with 2009 tax returns, a noncustodial parent claiming an exemption for a .

Apr 7, 2011 – If you paid someone to care for a child or a dependent so you could work, you may be able to reduce your federal income tax by claiming the .

4 answers - Jul 8, 2008Top answer: Are you sure that they are receiving SSI -- Supplemental Security Income -- and not Social Security Disability (SSD) or Social Security Retirement (SSR)? .

For example, it's possible that you can deduct medical expenses you paid for a parent in 2010, even though you can't claim the parent as a dependent because .

9 posts - 5 authors - Last post: Apr 24My parents own a small place in FLA. They bought it at . Not sure how claiming them as dependents works for the IRS though? Any thoughts .

Mar 7, 2011 – My father recently took a forced early retirement due to the conditions in Mexico ( both of my parents are legal U.S. Citizens). Being that he is.

How to Claim an Elderly Parent as a Dependent. You can reduce the cost of caring for an aging parent by claiming your parent as a dependent. This allows you .

Jan 19, 2010 – As our aging parents get older they become more and more reliant on their children for just about everything. If you pay for most of your elderly .

Can I claim my parent/stepparent as my qualifying person for the HOH filing . to claim a Dependent Exemption Credit for your parent/stepparent and if you meet .

May 30, 2007 – To claim your parents as your dependents, they have to be U .

A taxpayer may claim a dependent as a qualifying relative. A dependent will not be considered a qualifying child of another taxpayer if that dependent's "parent .

4 answers - Jan 5, 2009Top answer: You can claim your parents provided that they did not have income above $3500 each in 2008, excluding social security. You also must have provided more than .

Aug 18, 2010 – Clearly your parents can be dependent on you (an issue beyond the scope of any article) , but can you claim them as dependents and get a tax .

4 answers - Feb 1My parents are in US for the last one year. They got their GC in July 2010. They stayed with my brother most of the time and they stayed with me too .

Mar 27, 2011 – Can my client claim his parents as dependents if he has .

The custodial parent has the right to claim the child as a dependent unless that right is released to the noncustodial parent. If released, the waiver needs to be in .

Mar 29, 2006 – Baby boomers sandwiched between the cost of rearing children and helping aging parents may find some relief in the tax code.

Under these rules, you can claim your parents as dependents if they each earn less than $3200 in taxable income and you provide more than half of their total .

Q: Can I claim my parents as dependents without any impact on their social security benefits? A: Social security benefits are not affected by whether your parents .

The IRS allows persons who are the head of a household to claim relatives who live with them as dependents on their tax return. This means that you can claim .

I know that I can claim my spouse and my kid as dependents but can I claim my parents as my dependents? My parents do not work and they do not have any .

Apr 2, 2009 – Claiming a Parent as a Dependent on a Tax Return. With more children caring for or providing financial support for aging parents, the question .

If an individual is a dependent of a taxpayer for any taxable year of such . If the parents claiming any qualifying child do not file a joint return together, such child .

Feb 18, 2011 – are elgible to claim elderly parents as dependents?

In the case of divorced, separated, or never married parents, who can legally claim the child as a dependent for tax purposes? Can both parents claim the child?

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