Only one of you can claim Head of Household (HOH). One of the requirements to claim HOH is that you paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home.
Head of Household
Use this status if you were unmarried or considered unmarried as of December 31, 2021 and either of the following applied:
1. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up the home of your parent, whom you can claim as a dependent, for all of 2020. Your parent did not have to live with you in your home.
2. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home where you and one of the following lived for more than half the year:
- Your unmarried child, adopted child, grandchild, or stepchild who is under age 19 or a full-time student under age 24 or who is permanently and totally disabled. This child does not necessarily need to qualify as your dependent or be claimed on your tax return as your dependent.
- Your dependent married child, adopted child, foster child, or any other dependent relative. On your tax return, you claim this person as your dependent.
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