It depends. There are three rules that determine if you can use the Head of Household (HOH) filing status and the taxpayer must meet all of them. To be considered a head of household, you must file an individual return, be considered unmarried, not be claimed on someone else’s tax return and be able to claim a qualifying dependent on your return (See Rules for Claiming a Dependent on Your Tax Return.). If you have met these requirements, you are qualified to use the HOH filing status as long as your parent’s do not claim you or your child as dependents.
Please see the TurboTax article What Are Dependents? To ensure that you are not a dependent of your parents and that your child is your dependent. TurboTax has another great article Guide to Filing As Head Of Household with additional information.
You can also click on the IRS Pub 501link for an Explanation of Head of Household Filing Status.
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