Generally, to qualify for head of household filing status, you must have a qualifying child or a dependent. However, a custodial parent may be eligible to claim head of household filing status based on a child even if he or she released a claim to exemption for the child.
Your entries in the My Info (left-hand menu bar) section of your return will help TurboTax determine if you qualify for this status.
The following items are required to qualify to claim Head of Household with qualifying dependent. Please review to make sure you answered these areas accurately to qualify for Head of Household.
Residency test: The child must have lived with the taxpayer for more than half of 2019.
Age test: The child must be:
- Under age 19 at the end of the tax year and younger than the taxpayer (or spouse), or
- Under age 24 at the end of 2019, a full-time student for any part of five calendar months during the tax year, and younger than the taxpayer (or spouse), or
- Permanently and totally disabled at any age
Relationship or Member of Household Test: To be considered a qualifying relative.
and
Must have lived with the taxpayer for more than 1/2 of the tax
Please follow the steps below to change your filing status to head of household in TurboTax Online:
- On the toolbar on the top of the screen, towards the left, you should see where it says personal info. Select that tab and it will bring you to the Personal Info Summary.
- Then go down to the second section where it shows your marital status and select on edit. Go thru each question until you get to the page that says "Here's the best filing status for you".
- This is where you will edit your filing status and once you pick the one best for you (Head of Household) continue answering all the questions until it brings you back to the Personal Info Summary page to ensure it saves properly.
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