Can someone file head of household if the are separated?or do they have to file married ?

Answer 1

It depends,

If you are unmarried, or if you are legally separated from your spouse under a divorce or separate maintenance decree according to your state law, and you do not qualify for another filing status, your filing status is single.

Generally, to qualify for head of household status, you must be unmarried and you must have paid more than half the cost of maintaining as your home a household that was the main home for a qualifying person for more than half the year. You may also qualify for head of household status if you, though married, file a separate return, your spouse was not a member of your household during the last six months of the tax year, and you provided more than half the cost of maintaining as your home a household that was the main home for more than one half of your tax year of a qualifying person

Answer 2

To file as Head of Household, you can be married, but not have lived with your spouse for the last six months of the year and provide more than half the cost of a home for you and a qualifying child.

The other spouse would file as married filing separate (less he/she also qualifies for head of household)

Answer 3

you can file married but filing separately, and you can file head of household

Answer 4

Mark S has the correct answer, even if some confused person did give him a thumbs down.

Priceless is bragging about committing tax fraud, and she and her husband will be in serious trouble if and when the IRS catches up to her.

Answer 5

me and my husband live together but we file as if we were separated and i file head of household and one location and he file at another( you better not me the irs if you are my name is susan)