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CatinaT1 · ‎March 28, 2023

You are confusing the rules between who qualifies as a dependent and who qualifies you for Head of Household filing status. They are similar rules, but there are specific differences.

Aunt is not a qualifying dependent for Head of Household. Your aunt may qualify as your dependent, but your filing status would be Single, Married filing Joint or Married Filing Separate, based on your marital status as of December 31 of the tax year.

Additionally, you are only "married, but considered unmarried" if you had a dependent child (or a parent) and did not live with your spouse during the last 6 months of the year, and paid for more than half the cost of upkeeping the home.

See the below chart in this link. Click here to see the applicable section in Publication 17.

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