amberscox
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Can I claim head of household status without claiming my child as a "dependent?"

My daughter is age 23, full time student, lived with me whole year, but made over $5k income. I believe she qualifies as a "qualifying child" for me to file as Head of Household status, but she will file her own tax return so I don't want to claim her as a dependent.  Can I still file as head of household, and if so, how?