topic I pay 75% of the living expenses for our home. My fiancé pays for our childs expenses and meets EITC req... Can I claim HOH, if she claims our child and receives EITC? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-pay-75-of-the-living-expenses-for-our-home-my-fianc%C3%A9-pays-for-our-childs-expenses-and-meets-eitc/01/107985#M13639 <P>We live together, and have separate bank accounts and CCs. She makes less than 39k and I make over 50k. She pays for day care, medical bills, formula, diapers.. She plans on claiming the baby and getting EITC since she takes on all the finances for the baby. I do however pay more than half the mortgage, the utility bills, and repairs to the house. I am just wondering if me filing HOH will be an issue, or if even possible.<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:51:37 GMT rickb1415 2019-06-01T04:51:37Z I pay 75% of the living expenses for our home. My fiancé pays for our childs expenses and meets EITC req... Can I claim HOH, if she claims our child and receives EITC? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-pay-75-of-the-living-expenses-for-our-home-my-fianc%C3%A9-pays-for-our-childs-expenses-and-meets-eitc/01/107985#M13639 <P>We live together, and have separate bank accounts and CCs. She makes less than 39k and I make over 50k. She pays for day care, medical bills, formula, diapers.. She plans on claiming the baby and getting EITC since she takes on all the finances for the baby. I do however pay more than half the mortgage, the utility bills, and repairs to the house. I am just wondering if me filing HOH will be an issue, or if even possible.<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:51:37 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-pay-75-of-the-living-expenses-for-our-home-my-fianc%C3%A9-pays-for-our-childs-expenses-and-meets-eitc/01/107985#M13639 rickb1415 2019-06-01T04:51:37Z The child can only be claimed by one of you.  So if she c... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-child-can-only-be-claimed-by-one-of-you-so-if-she-c/01/107995#M13644 <P>The child can only be claimed by one of you.&nbsp; So if she claims the child she can file as HOH and claim all the other tax benefits.&nbsp; You have to file as single.<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:51:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-child-can-only-be-claimed-by-one-of-you-so-if-she-c/01/107995#M13644 Bsch4477 2019-06-01T04:51:39Z