Can I setup new iPad for someone else from my computer without it messing up my iTunes account?

Would like to know if anyone has done this with success. My mom wants to mail me her new iPad so I can set it up for her.
Please advise and thank you.

There is no need for you to use your computer to set up an iPad for your mother. You can do it over the air with WiFi and then you do not have to worry about syncing your content to her device - which I would not recommend anyway.
Why don't you just talk mom through it over the phone. It is a very simple process. Take a look at this. Or if she insists on you setting it up, do it this way.
http://www.imore.com/how-to-setup-backup-restore-update-use-icloud#icloud-setup
The gentleman from Philadelphia knows of whence he speaks when it comes to using more than one ID on the iPad but I also recommend that you NOT use your ID on the iPad and this is why.
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID

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