https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-be-considered-my-own-household-if-i-rent-basement-from-parent-and-am-claiming-a-dependent/01/139148#M57947 The parent filed single status and is not claiming the dependent. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:56:56 GMT Stephanie1 2019-06-01T06:56:56Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-be-considered-my-own-household-if-i-rent-basement-from-parent-and-am-claiming-a-dependent/01/139148#M57947 The parent filed single status and is not claiming the dependent. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:56:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-be-considered-my-own-household-if-i-rent-basement-from-parent-and-am-claiming-a-dependent/01/139148#M57947 Stephanie1 2019-06-01T06:56:56Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-you-are-filing-for-yourself-and-a-dependent-then-yes/01/139156#M57950 If you are filing for yourself and a dependent, then yes. You should be considered your own household. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:56:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-you-are-filing-for-yourself-and-a-dependent-then-yes/01/139156#M57950 tehnicholai 2019-06-01T06:56:57Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-can-qualify-for-the-head-of-household-if-you-a/01/139169#M57953 <P>Yes, you can qualify for the Head of Household if&nbsp;</P><UL> <LI>you are unmarried or considered unmarried (your spouse did not live with your for the last 6 months in 2016), and</LI> <LI>you have a &nbsp;<A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2900097-what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household" target="_blank">qualifying child, parent or relative</A> as a dependent, and&nbsp;</LI> <LI>you actually paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year. &nbsp;It doesn't really matter where you live.&nbsp;</LI> </UL> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:57:01 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/yes-you-can-qualify-for-the-head-of-household-if-you-a/01/139169#M57953 MargaretL 2019-06-01T06:57:01Z