
Did You Take Care Of Your Dependent Parent? - I've seen so many personal friends that fit in this category and are just unaware. If you provided more than 50% of their support and your expenses taking care of them exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income, you qualify. Don't let pride or lack of knowledge get in the way on this one, you've done a great job with your parents, and you qualify for quite possibly a very substantial deduction.