The year the wife was abandoned, she was able to claim her daughter as a dependent and also filed as HOH. The following year the daughter was only in school 4 months (not the required 5 to be a qualified child.) In this case would the wife file as Single or MFS?
Thanks
2007-04-25 08:19:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
She did graduate in May... so she can still be claimed as a dependent for that year... thanks
2007-04-25 09:45:11 · update #1
She would be MFS. However, what months was the daughter in school? It doesn't have to be 5 FULL months. If she graduated in May, for example, that would be 5 months.
2007-04-25 09:32:48 · answer #1 · answered by Rene F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the daughter was under 24 AND a full time student "for any part of five months" then whe would be a qualifying child. If she didn't live with spouse for any part of the last six months, then she is considered unmarried and my file as Head of Household.
2007-04-25 18:47:45 · answer #2 · answered by Mark S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that she's still legally married, her only option is MFS if her spouse is not available to file MFJ
2007-04-25 15:28:54 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋