Whitley Leopold: I do not file with her... I file on my own with my son and she files with her husband. But I have a lease with her. I have claimed head of household in the past and was wondering if that was wrong. I pay her rent to reside in a portion of the house and he resides in the other portion of the house. Also she is not filing as Head of Household she is filing Married Jointly with her husband.
Jimmie Doerfler: It is possible that you could qualify as Head of Household if you pay over half the costs of maintaining your home.If you are renting from your aunt at market rates, then I see no problem filing as Head of Household. I would look closely at your return to see if this filing status actually benefitted you. In many cases there is no tax benefit. If there is no tax benefit, file as Single, because Head of Household can trigger an audit in the case of low-income persons.If you are renting at below market rates, be safe and file as Single. The diffe! rence between the market rate and the rent paid would be considered support provided by your aunt in maintaining your home. A person filing as Single and claiming a child can still receive the Child Tax Credit, Additional Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Credit, and Dependent Care Credit....Show more
Manual Burtis: Head of Household means that you make the most money in the house. So if you make more than them, and you file with them, then you can file it. If not, you can't.
Loriann Carrigan: So, there are 2 kitchens, 2 refrigerators, 2 living rooms?A room isn't going to cut it.By the way, if your income is less than $16000 or so, it won't make any difference in your tax refund whether you file single or HOH. If your income is higher, you risk an audit--the IRS periodically looks for addresses that are duplicate....Show more
Luis Mellon: Having a lease is good. If you support your family fully then you can file HOH. It is a highly audited area and you MUST! prove that you did not share food, etc. You should have recei! pts for your rent, utilities, food, etc.
Lissette Semon: If you were renting an apartment from your aunt, you would obviously qualify. I'm not certain about renting a room, however. If I were you, I'd call the IRS and ask. The instructions on the 1040 only refer to maintaining a "home" but for you and your son, the room is the home. It's worth checking out.
Julienne Poplawski: If you are not married, it appears that you meet the requirements to be Head of Household.
Ollie Desalvo: you are providing more than 50% of the support of your child therefore of course, you claim hohyour support just isn't what it might be for other people who are renting a full on apt or house
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