2007-05-25 09:35:51 · 6 answers · asked by Asknushallreceive 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You can file as head of household even though you do not claim your unmarried dependent child as an exemption if you meet all of the following requirements:
You are unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year.
You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year.
A qualifying person must live with you in the home for more than half the year (except for temporary absences such as school).
I've attached a link to an IRS publications that discusses the different filing status' (single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, head of household, etc.)
PS, Starwings20 is incorrect, and Joseph B is partly correct and partly incorrect. You could have someone move in with you, but it has to be a certain person (family member basically, or adopted or foster person). You can't just have someone move in with you off the street in order to claim Head of Household status.
2007-05-25 09:48:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
First of all, you'll need to provide more than half of the cost of keeping up a home for an eligible person. An eligible person is one who is closely related to you in a way that's recognized by the IRS. Just supporting someone, even if you can claim them as a dependent, does not necessarily mean you can file as head of household.
If the person is your parent, they don't have to live with you. Otherwise they'd have to live with you over half the year.
There are additional rules, but these are the main ones.
2007-05-25 13:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To claim HoH filing status you must be unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year and you must pay more than half the cost of maintaining a home and that home must be the home of:
Your qualifying child who lived with you for over one-half of the year, OR
Your qualifying mother or father whom you can claim as a dependent whether they live with you or not, OR
Your other qualifying relative who lived with you for more than half of the year AND whom you can claim as a dependent.
See IRS Pub 501 for full details on claiming HoH filing status.
2007-05-25 09:49:28 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
must be single and have at least 1 dependent in your home. A college kid will qualify if they are under 22 and a full time student.
2007-05-25 12:09:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
***Wow, I am very sorry for my completely inaccurate information. My accountant has always put me as head of household, and I do not meet those qualifications! I will need to contact her right away and find out why! Again, I am super super sorry. That is what she told me, and she's not cheap either!!!omg***
PS. Thanks for asking this question I would have never questioned my accountant, of course it's now Friday I have to wait until Tuesday to even talk to her!
2007-05-25 09:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by starwings20 5 · 0⤊ 6⤋
Move some people in with you.
2007-05-25 09:40:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋