I am having the same issue. If I were to say I dont have any children and not include them on my tax return that would be a lie. So when people say "dont add them on your tax return at all" that is misleading. My S/O (unmarried, living together) is the head of household; provided for us by himself for more than half the year. Then, when I started working I started an HSA and FSA for dependent care. It makes no sense at all that I would not be able to get a deduction for the FSA, HSA, and health insurance that I provided for my children. Yet he should be able to claim them as dependents as he did provide for them for more than half of the year and is head of house hold. Would it be possible to skip the earned income credit and still get credit for the FSA, HSA, and health insurance provided by itemizing my deductions instead of taking the standard deduction?
