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Can I file head of household and claim girlfriend as a dependent?
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You may be able to claim her as a non-relative dependent under the Qualifying Relative rules if she meets all the requirements.
To be a Qualifying Relative -
1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,050 (social security does not count) in 2016
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.
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"2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household."
However, TurboTax2019 prevents claiming Head of Household status for condition 2b, only 2a, even if all the other conditions are valid.
That is, if the relationship is not grandparent, parent, sibling, or child, and is stated as Aunt, Uncle, or Other, TurboTax2019 blocks claiming Head of Household status.
Any advice about how to get around that? Does it make sense to edit the tax form directly, or will that be blocked as well?
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