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Should I file head of household if my husband lived with us ( my daughter QR, no income and my grandson 2 years) for 4 months? Can I claim him as dependent his $500/mo

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June 3, 2019
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I live with my grown daughter who does not have income and my 2 year old grandson. Should I file as head of household? I get social security and got income working as a consultant this year

My husband lived with us only 4 months. He gets $500 a month from Social Security. Can I claim him as a dependent for the time he lived with me?

Best answer by JulieCo

It depends.

Regarding Head of Household status: If you are married but not living with your spouse for the second half of the year, you would have to meet ALL 5 of the requirements below to file as Head of Household, plus you will have to have paid more than half of the cost to run your home in 2017 (rent, mortgage, utilities, etc.) and supported a qualifying person.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4206137

As to the question about claiming your husband as a dependent for the four months he lived with you, you would have had to have provided for more than half of his financial support for the YEAR. Here are the requirements for claiming an adult dependent that doesn't live with you:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4769507

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It depends.

Regarding Head of Household status: If you are married but not living with your spouse for the second half of the year, you would have to meet ALL 5 of the requirements below to file as Head of Household, plus you will have to have paid more than half of the cost to run your home in 2017 (rent, mortgage, utilities, etc.) and supported a qualifying person.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4206137

As to the question about claiming your husband as a dependent for the four months he lived with you, you would have had to have provided for more than half of his financial support for the YEAR. Here are the requirements for claiming an adult dependent that doesn't live with you:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4769507