2007-12-13 01:02:01 · 4 answers · asked by Tracy S 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
choices are:
married filing seperately (living together)
married filing jointly (living together)
if you all are not together, living in SEPERATE households then you can file head of household.
2007-12-13 01:08:44 · answer #1 · answered by Sharon F 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A married person living with his or her spouse can't file as head of household - your choices are a joint return or married filing separately.
If you didn't live together at any time during the second half of the year, and one or both of you has a dependent child living with you for over half the year and that person paid over half the cost of keeping up a household for over half the year, then that person could file as head of household.
2007-12-13 16:11:38 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you lived with your spouse at any time during the last six months of the year, neither of you can file as head of household.
If you lived apart during the last six months of the year, and you had a child living with one of you, and that parent paid over half the cost of maintaining the home for the child, then that parent might be able to claim head of household.
2007-12-13 09:07:12 · answer #3 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
ninasgramma is correct! I would add that Earned Income Credit fraud is a growing concern for IRS. If you claim Head of Household to get the EIC and IRS later determines that you were not entitled to that, big penalties can result.
2007-12-13 09:40:28 · answer #4 · answered by exirsman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋