I was married last hear but did not live with my together since Feb 2016, I need to put my status... divorced head of household?

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June 4, 2019
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They system does not let me put married - Head of household

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Best answer by bwa

If you are not divorced on the last day of the tax year, your filing status choices are

Married filing jointly,
Married filing separately,
Or, if you qualify, Head of Household. You are considered unmarried for HOH if you lived apart from your spouse for the entire last 1/2 of the year, You provide more than 1/2 of the cost of maintaining a residence for you and a qualifying relative and you have a qualifying relative (such as your child) living with you for more than 1/2 of the year . If the child is your qualifying child, you do not need to claim them as a dependent.

You cannot file as a single person unless you meet the strict definition of "legally separated" under a court decree, and your state recognizes legal separation.

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If you are not divorced on the last day of the tax year, your filing status choices are

Married filing jointly,
Married filing separately,
Or, if you qualify, Head of Household. You are considered unmarried for HOH if you lived apart from your spouse for the entire last 1/2 of the year, You provide more than 1/2 of the cost of maintaining a residence for you and a qualifying relative and you have a qualifying relative (such as your child) living with you for more than 1/2 of the year . If the child is your qualifying child, you do not need to claim them as a dependent.

You cannot file as a single person unless you meet the strict definition of "legally separated" under a court decree, and your state recognizes legal separation.