Can I file taxes for my daughter since I didn't work last year and should I file as head of household

[shirley-lynette]

can I file for my daughter she worked do

[Coleen3 · Accepted solution]

If you did not have any income, you do not file a tax return. Any credits or benefits you would receive for your child need income to work with.

[shirley-lynette]

I want to file for my daughter she worked can I still file for head of household

[Coleen3]

She might be.
Head of Household
You may be able to file as head of household if you meet all the following requirements.
1. You are unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year. See Marital Status , earlier, and Considered Unmarried , later.
2. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year.
A qualifying person lived with you in the home for more than half the year (except for temporary absences, such as school). However, if the qualifying person is your dependent parent, he or she doesn't have to live with you. See Special rule for parent , later, under Qualifying Person.
Special rule for parent.
If your qualifying person is your father or mother, you may be eligible to file as head of household even if your father or mother doesn't live with you. However, you must be able to claim an exemption for your father or mother. Also, you must pay more than half the cost of keeping up a home that was the main home for the entire year for your father or mother.
If you pay more than half the cost of keeping your parent in a rest home or home for the elderly, that counts as paying more than half the cost of keeping up your parent's main home.

[shirley-lynette]

you are not asking me

[shirley-lynette]

I'm parent she's the child

[Coleen3]

How old is your child?. Does she work? If so, the above applies. If she is truly a child and has no income, then nobody files a return.

[shirley-lynette]

18 & still in school

[shirley-lynette]

Summer job

[Coleen3]

Does she work and support you? if not, there is no income with which to file a return.

[Coleen3]

HOw much did she make. She has to support you to claim you as a dep and be HOH.