If
your return is rejected by the IRS, you can correct the problem and fix the
reason for rejection and re-efile your return. If your return is accepted by
the IRS, you must prepare, print, sign and mail an amended tax return form
1040X to correct the problem.
DO NOT change your original tax return until
you start the amended return. If you have already changed it from the way it
was originally filed and accepted, you must change it back before you start
the amended return. Wait until you receive the refund from your original
return before beginning your amended return to make sure you enter the
correct amount. An amended return cannot be efiled. Here is an FAQ to help
you:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894381-how-to-amend-change-or-correct-a-return-you-already-filed
Before you start the amended return, make sure you meet the qualifications to file as head of household.
Head of Household
filing status qualifications:
1. You
are not married or “considered unmarried” on the last day of the year. You
are considered unmarried if you lived apart from your spouse the entire last
6 months of the year.
2. If
"considered unmarried" you file a separate return from your spouse.
3. You
paid more than half the cost of keeping up your home for the year.
4. You
have a qualifying child (whether or not you claim the dependency exemption)
or you claim a dependency exemption for a “qualifying person” who is
related to you and who lived with you in the home for more than half the
year. An exception is a parent does not have to live with you to be a
qualifying person.
