topic The first 7 months of the year I rented, then other 5 I lived with non-family. I don't want to claim HoH and mess up the home owners return. Do I pick HoH or Single? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-first-7-months-of-the-year-i-rented-then-other-5-i-lived-with-non-family-i-don-t-want-to-claim/01/390639#M161550 I'm not sure how it all works, but I don't want to mess up the home owners return by claiming HoH. How does this all work out and which should I pick? I was HoH for the first 7 months of the year, but I'm currently living with my fiancees family due to moving to a new area. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:22:47 GMT Anonymous 2019-06-04T19:22:47Z The first 7 months of the year I rented, then other 5 I lived with non-family. I don't want to claim HoH and mess up the home owners return. Do I pick HoH or Single? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-first-7-months-of-the-year-i-rented-then-other-5-i-lived-with-non-family-i-don-t-want-to-claim/01/390639#M161550 I'm not sure how it all works, but I don't want to mess up the home owners return by claiming HoH. How does this all work out and which should I pick? I was HoH for the first 7 months of the year, but I'm currently living with my fiancees family due to moving to a new area. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:22:47 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-first-7-months-of-the-year-i-rented-then-other-5-i-lived-with-non-family-i-don-t-want-to-claim/01/390639#M161550 Anonymous 2019-06-04T19:22:47Z To be Head of Household, you would need to provide over 5... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/to-be-head-of-household-you-would-need-to-provide-over-5/01/390645#M161553 <P>To be Head of Household, you would need to provide over 50% of the costs of maintaining a residence for the ENTIRE year of 2017, where you lived with a qualified dependent for at least six months.&nbsp; It does not sound like you meet the requirement for the full year.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:22:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/to-be-head-of-household-you-would-need-to-provide-over-5/01/390645#M161553 Anita01 2019-06-04T19:22:49Z Perfect, thank you. I will file as single. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/perfect-thank-you-i-will-file-as-single/01/390653#M161558 Perfect, thank you. I will file as single. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:22:50 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/perfect-thank-you-i-will-file-as-single/01/390653#M161558 Anonymous 2019-06-04T19:22:50Z