Q: If I lived with mom, was her caregiver for 18 yrs, and paid for improvements in her house, can't I be paid for it now?
Mom needed 24/7 monitoring, and frequent trips to Drs and treatment. I worked from home to care for her. She died in 2015 and now I must sell the house and split the proceeds with my sister who never visited or cared for mom. I also paid for new appliances, a front porch, a whole house generator for her oxygen, had to have a new cesspool installed, new AC units, solar panels on the roof, paid to remove her old asphalt driveway and walkways and replace them with Stampcrete, removed all her 30 yr old carpet and had her wood floors refinished, among other things. I think I should be able to deduct what I put into the house and something as compensation for being her caretaker for 18 years. How would I determine if I can and what I can deduct?
A: You may be entitled to credits for the improvements. However, if you had no caregiver agreement while she was alive you would not be entitled to compensation.
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