I have an adult child with a disability. I cannot claim him as a dependent as he claims himself, but I have confirmed (after going through all of the IRS questions and consulting with a CPA) that I can use him to claim head of household. The problem is with Turbo Tax. It will not let me claim head of household without adding my son as a dependent. I've gone through all the questions over and over again, and there's no way around it. After I answer all the questions, and I know they are correct, it automatically adds my son as a dependent. When I remove him as a dependent, it takes away the head of household status. It looks like I am going to have to manually fill out and mail my return in. I tried calling TurboTax and was on hold for over 30 minutes, almost to the stated 50 minute wait time, and got disconnected.
