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June 1, 2019
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Can I claim my disabled ex spouse that lives with me as a disabled dependent, he received SSI Disability more than $4000.00. Do I claim his disability as income ?

  • June 1, 2019
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    Best answer by DoninGA

    You do not report a dependent's Social Security benefits on your tax return.  If the dependent has no other income they do not report the benefits received on a tax return.

    You may be able to claim him as a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules if he meets all the requirements.

    To be a Qualifying Relative -

    1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.

    2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household. 

    3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,050 (social security does not count) in 2016

    4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.

    5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.

    6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.

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    DoninGA
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    Employee
    June 1, 2019

    You do not report a dependent's Social Security benefits on your tax return.  If the dependent has no other income they do not report the benefits received on a tax return.

    You may be able to claim him as a dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules if he meets all the requirements.

    To be a Qualifying Relative -

    1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.

    2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household. 

    3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,050 (social security does not count) in 2016

    4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.

    5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.

    6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.