@Haley10101992 wrote:
Thank you and is the reason he can't claim head of household because we are not married? And correct i do not work im just in the waiting process (approval process) of getting social security disability benefits
Your boyfriend can only claim your child (not his biological child and you are not married) if all these things are true:
1. The child lived in the boyfriends home all year.
2. The BF paid more than half the child's support
3. The child has less than $5500 of gross income.
4. You have less than $5500 of income and don't file a tax return, or you only file a return to claim a refund of withholding and claim no other credits, deductions or dependents.
The child does not qualify your BF to file HOH because the law says the child does not qualify for that purpose -- to qualify a parent to claim HOH, the child must be a blood relative or a step-child by marriage.
However, if you were married, you would still not be able to file HOH because you live together (HOH is intended for single parents). You would file a joint married return instead.
