Regarding this:
”Even if you use the special rules for children of parents who are divorced or live apart and share custody, you can transfer the $2000 child tax credit but you can't transfer the ability to qualify for HOH. That depends solely on where the child physically lived in 2024, and can't be shared or transferred. “
I actually was only asking about the std vs. itemizing deductions question because just this morning a tax accountant suggested I let my ex have one of our sons as a dependent on his tax return to allow him HoH status as well and to take the child credit (it’s only $500 bc our sons are over 17) if I wanted to help him out. She knew both sons live with me. Now I’m confused on that point.
I did not get a chance to ask the accountant about my deductions question as it was a free consult and we didn’t have a lot of time which is why I asked here.
