Support requirement You must have provided more than half of your parent's support during the tax year in order to claim them as a dependent. The amount of support you provided must also exceed your parent's income by at least one dollar.
To be allowed to claim your parent as a dependent, your parent's taxable income must be less than $4,700 for tax year 2023 (and $5,050 for 2024). This means that if your parent's income falls into that threshold you aren't eligible to claim them as a dependent.
The potential dependent must be one of these: Your parent, ancestor (ex: grandparent, great-grandparent), or sibling of either of them. Stepsibling, stepparent, parent-in-law, son- or daughter-in-law, or brother- or sister-in-law. Any person that lived with you for the entire year as a member of your household.
Social Security benefits are considered taxable income, but they don't automatically disqualify you from claiming your parent as a dependent. As long as your parent meets the IRS's income and other eligibility requirements, you can still claim them as a dependent even if they receive Social Security benefits.
The person can be your father, mother, grandparent, stepparent, niece, nephew, aunt, or uncle. The person can even be a son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law. The person must have less than $5,050 in taxable income (for 2024).
For your parent to qualify as your dependent, they must have a gross, worldwide income (including pensions) of less than $4,700/year. They must also get at least half their financial support from you. If they don't meet these requirements and you file them as your dependents, that's tax fraud.
But did you know you can claim adult dependents as well? In general, an adult that you can claim as a dependent on your tax return is either a full-time student under the age of 24, a person who is permanently and totally disabled, or a parent that you support and/or care for.
An individual claimed as a dependent must be a citizen, national, or resident of the United States, or a resident of Canada or Mexico.
Dependent Parents means your mother or father who financially rely on you. Seen in 7 SEC filings. Dependent Parents means in relation to a member, the legal or traditional parents of said member. Seen in 3 SEC filings.