taxguy057 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I have a client who's mother stays with her and she(the client) supports her entirely(from what she's telling me), but the mother received $8088.00 in SSI last year. I know IRC 143 states "gross income of $3650 or more you cannot claim." Exception to the ceiling included SSI benefits, but still used in determining if went toward support. How do I decipher this to make it correct so they don't get one of those nasty black/white letters in the mail... :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David1980 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Obviously it still applies for support so the question comes to who paid over half the mother's support. Her SSI, or the daughter? Obviously if the daughter only had $10k income that would be a hard sell. If the daughter had $50k income it wouldn't be hard to believe at all. There was a relevant discussion on the TTB forum recently. http://www.thetaxbook.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13355&highlight=support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxguy057 Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Obviously it still applies for support so the question comes to who paid over half the mother's support. Her SSI, or the daughter? Obviously if the daughter only had $10k income that would be a hard sell. If the daughter had $50k income it wouldn't be hard to believe at all. There was a relevant discussion on the TTB forum recently. http://www.thetaxbook.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13355&highlight=support TP makes roughly $25000 yr but going to school too. I think she'll be ok! They live in a rural area so cost of living not crazy where they live. Thx for the link and the insight. Glad to see somebody else up burning the midnight oil! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainen Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 >>cost of living not crazy where they live<< Dependency is not determined by general economic conditions. Who owns the house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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