You may qualify for Head of Household filing status if you:
- Were unmarried as of December 31, 2024 and
- Paid more than half the cost of keeping up your home during the tax year (rent, mortgage, utilities, etc.), and
- Supported a qualifying person.
If you were legally married as of December 31, 2024 and a child lives with you, you may qualify for Head of Household filing status if:
- You will not be filing jointly with your spouse,
- Your spouse did not live in your home during the last six months of the year,
- Your home was your child's, stepchild's, or foster child's main home for more than half the year,
- You paid more than half the costs of keeping up your home during the tax year,
- You meet the qualifications to claim the child as your dependent, even if the other (noncustodial) parent is actually claiming the child as a dependent on their return.
TurboTax software will ask you simple questions and give you the tax deductions and credits for which you are eligible based upon your answers.
See this TurboTax Help.
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