I have been separated (not legally as we do not have legal separation in Virginia) and have lived in separate households with my ex since April 2023. I meet all the qualifications to file as HoH. If I file as HoH, he needs to file married filing separately since he does not have a qualifying child living with him. I will be taking the standard deduction. Does he need to take the standard deduction as well, or does he have the option to itemize his expenses?
I know if we were both filing MFS, we would need to either both take the standard deduction or both itemized, but not sure if that is still true if one of us files as HoH.
Thanks.
