Federal refund issues- parents always owe, I always get a fairly large refund-I don't understand?

Her unemployment should be enough that she would need to file her own taxes. You can't claim the mortgage interest unless the mortgage, not the deed, is in your name.

You can claim you mother, but you CANNOT claim the mortgage credit.

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