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Is it possible to deduct my son's disability? Rod 11-18-2006
Posted by Rod on November 26, 2006, 10:54 am
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> Rod wrote:

>> We have a 23 year old son, who has recently been diagnosed
>> with Asperger's Disorder, which is a form of higher
>> functioning autism. There is a possibility that he will not
>> be able to ever hold down a job, or at best just have menial
>> jobs. To date he hasn't ever been able to hold a job, and
>> I've been saddled with continuing to support him. This is
>> quite a financial burden!
>>
>> Anyway, as I've said we've only recently (within the last
>> month) actually gotten a clinical diagnosis of Asperger's.
>> We've wondered for a long time why he is so different and
>> why he has so socially awkward, but we didn't even know
>> about Asperger's Disorder until 18 months ago, and because
>> my son is in his early 20's, getting anyone qualified to
>> diagnose someone his age is very hard. His diagnosis does
>> suggest that he may be incapable of ever having a career, or
>> in any other way being able to support himself.
>>
>> What I want to know is if there is any provision in federal
>> income tax law that will allow me to take a deduction, or
>> something like that, to help me with the burden of
>> continuing to support my son?

> Since we have two mentally handicapped adult children I do
> know a little about your problem. He may be eligible for
> SSI and/or Social Security. I recommend that you talk to
> your local Social Security Administration office and see if
> he qualifies. If he does, then you will have to see if you
> supported him or his SSI/SS did.

Thank you, Missy. If I may ask a qualifying question, what
do you mean by, "If he does [qualify for SSI], then you will
have to see if you supported him or his SSI/SS did"?

Rod

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Posted by Bob Sandler on November 28, 2006, 9:22 pm
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>> Since we have two mentally handicapped adult children I do
>> know a little about your problem. He may be eligible for
>> SSI and/or Social Security. I recommend that you talk to
>> your local Social Security Administration office and see if
>> he qualifies. If he does, then you will have to see if you
>> supported him or his SSI/SS did.

> Thank you, Missy. If I may ask a qualifying question, what
> do you mean by, "If he does [qualify for SSI], then you will
> have to see if you supported him or his SSI/SS did"?

One of the requirements for claiming someone as a dependent
is either that he did not provide more than half of his own
support, or that you did provide more than half of his
support. (Which test applies depends on other factors.) In
either case, if his SSI or SS income is used for his
support, that is counted as support provided by him, not by
you. For the excruciating details of how to calculate
support, I again refer you to IRS Publication 501.

Bob Sandler

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