topic My husband and I maintain separate residences in separate states throughout the year. Can I claim head of household for the tax year? Our newborn arrived in December? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-and-i-maintain-separate-residences-in-separate-states-throughout-the-year-can-i-claim/01/1745538#M619387 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:56:41 GMT destineymcfadden 2020-11-20T10:56:41Z My husband and I maintain separate residences in separate states throughout the year. Can I claim head of household for the tax year? Our newborn arrived in December? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-and-i-maintain-separate-residences-in-separate-states-throughout-the-year-can-i-claim/01/1745538#M619387 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:56:41 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-husband-and-i-maintain-separate-residences-in-separate-states-throughout-the-year-can-i-claim/01/1745538#M619387 destineymcfadden 2020-11-20T10:56:41Z Re: My husband and I maintain separate residences in separate states throughout the year. Can I claim head of household for the tax year? Our newborn arrived in December? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-husband-and-i-maintain-separate-residences-in-separate-states-throughout-the-year-can-i-claim/01/1745542#M619389 <P>Yes, you should be able to have Head of Household filing status if you are not filing as Married Filing Jointly.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>See this TurboTax support FAQ for HOH when married -&nbsp;<A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/married/help/can-a-married-person-claim-head-of-household-filing-status/01/26366" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/married/help/can-a-married-person-claim-head-of-household-filing-status/01/26366</A></P> Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:43:13 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-husband-and-i-maintain-separate-residences-in-separate-states-throughout-the-year-can-i-claim/01/1745542#M619389 DoninGA 2020-11-20T11:43:13Z Re: My husband and I maintain separate residences in separate states throughout the year. Can I claim head of household for the tax year? Our newborn arrived in December? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-husband-and-i-maintain-separate-residences-in-separate-states-throughout-the-year-can-i-claim/01/1745560#M619397 <P>Yes.&nbsp; If you use HOH, your spouse must file as MFS, unless he has a separate qualifying child.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>But. you are allowed to file as MFJ, even though you are living apart.&nbsp; See&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894449-is-it-better-for-a-married-couple-to-file-jointly-or-separately" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894449-is-it-better-for-a-married-couple-to-file-jointly-or-separately</A></P> Fri, 20 Nov 2020 12:38:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-husband-and-i-maintain-separate-residences-in-separate-states-throughout-the-year-can-i-claim/01/1745560#M619397 Hal_Al 2020-11-20T12:38:25Z