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cbromar
February 7, 2024
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Head of household

  • February 7, 2024
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Can 2 people living at the same address both claim head of household? What if person # 1 is married with no dependants and person #2 has dependents. Person number 2 is not the spouse of person #1. However, person #1 owns the home but allows the person #2 with children to reside in the home. Person #1 owns the home and pays the majority of the bills but person #2 has dependants and has their own seperate bills.

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    Bsch4477
    Employee
    February 7, 2024

    Neither can claim Head of Household since the first is married and the other doesn’t provide more than half of the upkeep of the home. 

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    cbromarAuthor
    February 7, 2024

    If person #1 claims married filing jointly, can person #2 claim head of household if they take care of their dependent even though they do not pay the majority of the bills in the household? Person #2 does pay a car payment and insurance and their own credit cards and is the sole provider of their kids. 

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    MinhT1
    February 7, 2024

    #1 can't file Married filing as he/she isn't married.

     

    #2 can't file Head of Household as he/she does not pay more than half of the household expenses.

     

    Both have to file Single. #2 will claim the dependents.

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