You may qualify for Head of Household filing status if you:
- Were unmarried as of December 31, 2022 and
- Paid more than half the cost of keeping up your home during the tax year (rent, mortgage, utilities, etc.), and
- Supported a qualifying person.
The IRS states that this assistance is considered support provided by you rather than support provided by the government.
IRS Publication 501 pages 14 and 15 states:
TANF and other governmental payments
Under proposed Treasury regulations, if you received Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) payments or other similar payments and used the payment to support another person, those payments are considered support you provided for that person, rather than support provided by the government or other third party.
[Edited 2/5/2023 | 7:40 am PST]
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