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    Jan 27, 2010, 07:04 PM
    Is social security and ssi payments considered gross income
    I have a 48 yr old brother who lives with me and he only gets social security and a ssi for about $8000 a year because he is mentally disabled. This is his only income. I want to know if I can claim head of household. Is his money considered gross income?
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    Jan 28, 2010, 12:01 AM

    Your brother does not have any filing requirement. SSI is not considered income. Only SS benefits, without any other income, is not taxable.

    You can claim your brother if you provided more than $8,000 of support in 2009. Then you are head of household, if you are not married. Your U.S. Tax Return: Filing Status: Head of Household
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    Jun 7, 2013, 07:18 PM
    Collecting Social Security AND SSI seems a little sketchy. One usually cannot collect both. Is he considered your "dependent" for Tax purposes? His income is not taxable.
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    Jun 10, 2013, 05:46 AM
    Handyman,

    You DO understand that this post is OVER three years old and that any advice given is probably WELL past the date of ANY utility, right?
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    Jun 10, 2013, 08:33 AM
    No I DID NOT realize that. I miss once in a while. Does that bother you?
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    Jun 10, 2013, 01:08 PM
    I and several other tax experts on this forum get emails whenever there is a post, so we would like the posts to be relevant.
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    Jun 10, 2013, 03:37 PM
    As I stated, sometimes the date of the question gets by me. I have argued several times on here that questions should be taken down after a year or at least moved to a different type of directory so they cannot be continued. I am so sorry if I have upset your apple cart.
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    Jun 10, 2013, 06:30 PM
    No problem.
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