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    pgiovannini Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 17, 2014, 02:50 PM
    Can I claim a deduction for my mother-in-law living with us
    HI,

    This is my first post.

    My mother-in-law lived with us for more than half a year last year. She is not a US citizen. Can I claim her as a dependent based on her +6 month residency?

    If so, how is this done on the 1040 when the SS# is asked?

    Thanks!
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    Mar 17, 2014, 03:17 PM
    Just living with you is not enough to claim dependency. You have to have provided more than half her support for the year.
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    Mar 17, 2014, 10:52 PM
    What Scott says is true, but more important is the need for her to apply for an Individual Tax Identification Number, a process that is hard when the person is here in the United States.

    When they are located overseas, it is doubly complicated.

    Does she live in a big city in the home country?
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