topic Why is my son's name showing on my 1040 at the top by head of household? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Why is my son's name showing on my 1040 at the top by head of household?

tish1379 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:37:46 GMT

It depends. However, if you are not claiming your son as...

DanielV01 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:37:47 GMT

It depends. However, if you are not claiming your son as a dependent, because your ex is, and you have no other qualifying dependents, his name will be in that line as a qualifying individual for you to claim Head of Household. This is correct if you are the custodial parent of your son.

He is claimed by my ex however, I do have another depende...

tish1379 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:37:49 GMT

He is claimed by my ex however, I do have another dependent that I claim

Still, his name can be generated by the program as a qual...

DanielV01 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:37:50 GMT

Still, his name can be generated by the program as a qualifying dependent for HOH. Your other dependent may also qualify you, but the interview generated this entry. This does not affect your final return results.

Okay, thank you for your help.

tish1379 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:37:51 GMT

Okay, thank you for your help.