Get your taxes done using TurboTax

You can change your status to Head of Household using the steps listed below. As xmasbaby0 indicates above, you must meet the requirements for filing as Head of Household in order for TurboTax to select it for you.

If you are using a TurboTax Desktop Program, you can:

1. Click on "Search" at the top of your TurboTax screen
2. Type "filing status" in the search box
3. Click on the link "Jump to filing status"
4. Your screen will say "We've chosen a filing status for you"
5. Click on the box "Change my filing status"
6. Click on "Head of Household"
7. Select "Continue"
8. The next screens will determine if you are eligible to file as Head of Household
9. Make sure to answer them correctly

If you are using TurboTax Online, you can:

1. Click on "Search" at the top of your TurboTax screen
2. Type "filing status" in the search box
3. Click on the link "Jump to filing status"
4. Click on the down facing carat next to your name
5. Click on "Revisit"
6. Make sure "Single" is selected (You must be single to file Head of Household or married filing separately. See full requirements below.)
7. Make sure you have answered "Yes" to "Do you have any dependents?"
8. Make sure you answered "Yes" to the question "Did you pay more than half the cost to keep up your home in 2025?"
9. Continue through your screens. TurboTax will indicate it has chosen a filing status of "Head of Household" for you

To qualify for Head of Household (HOH) status in TurboTax, you must be:

• Single (or married filing separately and your spouse did not live in your home during the last six months of the tax year). 
• You must have paid over 50% of the costs of running your household
• You must have at least one qualifying dependent living with you for over half the year. 

Click here for Guide to Filing Taxes as Head of Household

Click here for What's a "qualifying person" for Head of Household?

Please return to Community if you have any additional information or questions and we would be happy to help.