Our 67-year-old now starts to pay, starts to receive from Social Security, and the amount that the person could expect to receive from Social Security drops down. It drops down because of the probability of the person being alive. Social Security, unlike private retirement funds, is subject to a 100 percent estate tax.
You can't claim a dependent at all if you qualify as someone else's dependent. For example, if you're younger than 24, go to school full-time, and if you lived with your parents half the tax year and contributed less than half of your own support, you can't claim your child under any circumstances.
You can claim adult daycare expenses for a dependent age 13 or older or for your spouse if that person is physically or mentally unable to care for himself. You can't claim child care or adult day care expenses for someone who doesn't live with you at least half the year, and you must pay more than half the costs of maintaining your home. Sometimes divorced or separated parents enter into an agreement to allow the non-custodial parent to claim their child as a dependent on his tax return. 1  If you're not claiming your child as a dependent for this reason but he lived with you at least half the year, you may still be able to claim the child care credit. Only custodial parents can take the credit, however, because of the residency requirement.