You may still qualify for head of household filing status even though you aren't entitled to claim your child as a dependent, if you meet the following requirements:
- You're not married, or you’re considered unmarried on the last day of the year.
- You paid more than half of the cost of keeping up a home, that was your home and the main home of your child for more than one-half of the year.
- Your child is your qualifying child for purposes other than the dependency exemption and the child tax credit.
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Filing Status 2 | Internal Revenue Service
