Head of household

[Jda8214]

I have two questions which would be asked after the following statements. I am a single, retired civil service worker receiving a pension for $57,000. I am also employed in the private sector and received  $89,000 in income. My AGI for the year is $146,000. I had paid off the mortgage for my home so now I am only responsible for the property tax. My 33 year old daughter is a civil service worker with the AGI of $41,000. She is been residing with me in my home. Question # 1: Can I claim the filing status of Head of household since I may have a qualifying person in the household?  And question  #2: If I could claim the HOH, my daughter doesn’t check the box in the Standard Deduction area for “Someone can claim you as a dependent”  on her tax return?  Her filing status would be Single.

[xmasbaby0]

Your daughter is not a qualifying dependent for you---so you cannot file as Head of Household just because she lives with you.   Her income excluding any Social Security was over $4300 so you cannot claim her as your dependent.

You each file as Single and enter your own incomes.  

Am I Head of Household?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894553-do-i-qualify-for-head-of-household

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2900097-what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household

If you qualify as Head of Household, when you enter your filing status (single or married filing separately) into MyInfo, and then enter your qualifying dependent, TurboTax will offer HOH as your filing status.