Question

TurboTax will not allow Head of Household without dependent

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May 19, 2020
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I have an adult child with a disability. I cannot claim him as a dependent as he claims himself, but I have confirmed (after going through all of the IRS questions and consulting with a CPA) that I can use him to claim head of household. The problem is with Turbo Tax. It will not let me claim head of household without adding my son as a dependent. I've gone through all the questions over and over again, and there's no way around it. After I answer all the questions, and I know they are correct, it automatically adds my son as a dependent. When I remove him as a dependent, it takes away the head of household status. It looks like I am going to have to manually fill out and mail my return in. I tried calling TurboTax and was on hold for over 30 minutes, almost to the stated 50 minute wait time, and got disconnected.

fanfare

Employee

the problem is not with turbotax.

Did your son e-File already. ?

if he did you could have him file an amended return.

if your take him as a dependent he doesn't get 1200 stimulus payment and you don't get 500 if he is over 17.

if you leave it as is the net benefit for you two combined could be the same or close to the same.

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xmasbaby0

Employee

Am I Head of Household?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894553-do-i-qualify-for-head-of-household

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2900097-what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household

If you qualify as Head of Household, when you enter your filing status (single or married filing separately) into MyInfo, and then enter your qualifying dependent, TurboTax will offer HOH as your filing status.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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jeangrupAuthor

@xmasbaby0 - Thank you. However, the issue is that he is NOT my dependent. He is my qualifier for HOH. Right at the top of the 1040 form there is a place to put the name of the person that qualifies you for HOH instead of putting a name under the dependents section. Turbo Tax is not allowing or recognizing this. If I do it the way Tubo Tax has it set up, with them putting my son as a dependent, my return gets rejected because my son already claimed himself on his taxes.

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BrockmanBobby

I have the same problem. Turbo won't allow me to claim Head of Household unless I claim my grand daughter as my dependent. I paid more than half the support of maintaining a home. But here parents claim the grand child. This is a problem with Turbo Tax. I meet all of the IRS requirements.

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xmasbaby0

Employee

@BrockmanBobby Sorry---you misunderstood the criteria for filing as Head of Household. You cannot file as HOH unless you have a qualifying dependent. If her parents are claiming your grandchild then you cannot claim her on your tax return. She cannot be claimed on two different tax returns.

Am I Head of Household?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894553-do-i-qualify-for-head-of-household

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2900097-what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household

If you qualify as Head of Household, when you enter your marital status (single or married filing separately) into MyInfo, and then enter your qualifying dependent, TurboTax will offer HOH as your filing status.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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xmasbaby0

Employee

@BrockmanBobby

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/what-is-my-filing-status

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**