topic Can I use &quot;head of household&quot; filing status and claim a dependent for my deceased mom's last return? She died 10/2024, and all prior filings were HOH w/ dep, who she care in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-use-head-of-household-filing-status-and-claim-a-dependent-for-my-deceased-mom-s-last-return/01/3529464#M1305662 She covered household expenses and had one dependent (disabled child) at home. 2024 is her final filing, and I can't confirm if I can use that same filing status. Is there a last day rule? Or because she covered expenses for more than 1/2 the year, can she claim the dependent? Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:11:06 GMT tobri001 2026-02-03T17:11:06Z Can I use "head of household" filing status and claim a dependent for my deceased mom's last return? She died 10/2024, and all prior filings were HOH w/ dep, who she care https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-use-head-of-household-filing-status-and-claim-a-dependent-for-my-deceased-mom-s-last-return/01/3529464#M1305662 She covered household expenses and had one dependent (disabled child) at home. 2024 is her final filing, and I can't confirm if I can use that same filing status. Is there a last day rule? Or because she covered expenses for more than 1/2 the year, can she claim the dependent? Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:11:06 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-use-head-of-household-filing-status-and-claim-a-dependent-for-my-deceased-mom-s-last-return/01/3529464#M1305662 tobri001 2026-02-03T17:11:06Z Re: Can I use "head of household" filing status and claim a dependent for my deceased mom's last ... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-i-use-head-of-household-filing-status-and-claim-a-dependent-for-my-deceased-mom-s-last/01/3529715#M1305736 <P>Firstly, my condolences for your loss.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Because she met the requirements to file as head of household before she passed, she can claim head of household on her final return.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 01 Mar 2025 19:42:28 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-i-use-head-of-household-filing-status-and-claim-a-dependent-for-my-deceased-mom-s-last/01/3529715#M1305736 KeshaH 2025-03-01T19:42:28Z Re: Can I use "head of household" filing status and claim a dependent for my deceased mom's last ... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-i-use-head-of-household-filing-status-and-claim-a-dependent-for-my-deceased-mom-s-last/01/3529985#M1305847 <P>Thank you for clarification!</P> Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:11:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-can-i-use-head-of-household-filing-status-and-claim-a-dependent-for-my-deceased-mom-s-last/01/3529985#M1305847 tobri001 2025-03-01T21:11:49Z