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Filing my daughter as my dependent

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March 9, 2022
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I have a daughter (she was 19 in 2021) who lives with her dad full time in another state. She comes here for visits. However, after court when she was a minor, I was granted the right to continue being able to claim her as my dependent every other year as long as she was a full time student. My ex-spouse signs form 8332 so that I can claim her. 2021 is my year to claim my daughter. However, when I entered this into turbo tax, I listed 1 month of her living with me. It listed that I would file as "Single". But when I listed her living with me for 12 months, it changed it to "Head of Household," which gave a much better return. If I have a signed Form 8332, shouldn't I be able to file as Head of Household?

AmyC

Employee

No, having a dependent is one issue. The second is do they qualify you for head of household, and this dependent does not qualify you as head of household. You can run through this quick IRS quiz, What Is My Filing Status?

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LisabfranklinAuthor

However, if she lived away at college, so she was not residing with either parent, and it is my year to claim her, what would be the filing status?

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RobertB4444

Your filing status stays single even though she lived with neither of you. Your ex-spouse's filing status stays Head of Household because they are the custodial parent.

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