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Does is matter who is head of household when filling jointly?

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
June 1, 2019
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My husband is listed as head of household but I make more money. Should I switch it around to make me head of household? Would I save money?

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Best answer by Hal_Al

Don't change anything.

There is no "Head of household" on a joint return. You are both equal taxpayer-spouses. It does not initially matter what order you enter the two spouses. But once you have filed your first joint return; you should continue to file that way each year, just to keep the IRS from getting confused. In TurboTax, the first person listed in referred to as the "taxpayer" and the 2nd as the "spouse".

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Don't change anything.

There is no "Head of household" on a joint return. You are both equal taxpayer-spouses. It does not initially matter what order you enter the two spouses. But once you have filed your first joint return; you should continue to file that way each year, just to keep the IRS from getting confused. In TurboTax, the first person listed in referred to as the "taxpayer" and the 2nd as the "spouse".

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Unfortunately, my husband has been filing returns for 79 years. He always puts his name and SS# first. This year, I'm taking on the task and filled out the information with my name first. Is it possible to change the order of the names and SS#s ? Return wasn't accepted at attempted e-file.

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