I am divorced with one dependent child. This year my ex-spouse will claim the child as an exemption. Does this mean I cannot qualify as head of household?
2007-08-01 17:57:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Sounds like you are still single, and you do not plan on getting married this year. And it sounds like the child lives with you the majority of the time. So yes you can claim head of household.
IRS statement:
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:
1.You are unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year.
2.You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year.
3.A qualifying person must live with you in the home for more than half the year (except for temporary absences such as school).
2007-08-01 18:42:13 · answer #1 · answered by oldcorps1947 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your ex-spouse will claim the child, but the child qualifies as your dependent, and you maintain a home for the child and pay for over half the costs of maintaining the home.
You qualify for head of household, with the nondependent child. You do not have to actually claim the child for this filing status.
2007-08-02 01:33:02 · answer #2 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You would still be able to claim head of household, as long as the child lives with you over half of the year, and you provide over half of the cost for the year of providing a home for the child.
This is a special rule for divorced and separated parents.
Your ex would not be able to claim h of h if the child doesn't live with him, even if he gets the exemption this year.
2007-08-02 01:01:20 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Go to www.irs.gov and start reading. Never trust people you can't see to tell you the truth. . .and, I guess, you can't trust a lot of them you can see.
2007-08-02 01:01:53 · answer #4 · answered by towanda 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋