Need Tax Help! who claims head of household? supported myself and child for 6 months of this year then moved in with boyfriend. he has a child to claim but only claims as a dependent. I can claim mine for earned income. But who has the right to claim i moved in his house but made more this year. I was renting before i moved in. please help. can we both claim?
2007-01-23 16:13:10 · 5 answers · asked by Cat 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Since you are not married, you both need to file individual tax returns. Essentially you are both head of your own households even though you live under one roof.
Note: You cannot mingle your finances or claim each others children. Each has to be filed separately, so as far as the government is concerned you are two families that happen to have one address, and it will stay that way until you either legally marry or one of you legally adopts the others children which might give you other options.
Opinion based on US Tax law
2007-01-23 16:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by David E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you can. If his child is claimed as a dependent but didn't live with him at least half of the year (since you say he can't be claimed for EIC, I'm assuming that's the case) he can't file as head of household anyway.
If his child did live with him for over half the year, then it's possible you both could, if you didn't move in until after half the year was over. Part of the requirement for head of household is providing more than half the expenses of providing a home for the year. For the time you lived together, you can't BOTH have provided more than half the expenses. But you each could have met the requirement by what you paid during the time you were NOT living together.
2007-01-23 16:19:22 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your child lives with you, you file as HoH and claim only your own child. If his child lives with him, he also files HoH and claims only his own child.
You have two separate households under one roof as long as you're not married to each other.
2007-01-23 16:22:27 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are filing as living common law the one with the lower income will be able to claim both dependents.
Different country, different rules.
2007-01-23 16:17:14 · answer #4 · answered by hurt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You cannot file a joint return unless you are married. Each of you must file separate returns and it looks like each of you is the head of your own family.
2007-01-23 16:21:50 · answer #5 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋