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[bridgettq17]

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[JohnB5677]

Please clarify your question.

• Is this your income?
• Are you preparing your return, or your parent's?
• Are you the head of household?

Please contact us again to provide some additional details. 

For you to be a dependent on someone else's return you can not file a joint or Head of Household tax return.

The scholarship is probably taxable, but is not subject to self-employment tax (Social Security & Medicare) 

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[JohnB5677]

I have an unearned income of over 2,600, and I am trying to fill out this form, but the filing status only allows me to click "single" as the filing status for my parent/guardian when it is supposed to be head of household

• Based on your clarified statement, this is correct.

I cannot click any other option. My parent/guardian did support me (housing and food) for more than half of my expenses, and they are going to claim me as a dependent on their tax return.

• Is it your mother that can not file Head of Household?

This may be an issue with you qualifying as a dependent.

To be claimed as a dependent provided he meets the rules below.

• Your  must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, U.S. resident, or a resident of Canada or Mexico.  There are certain exceptions for adopted children.
• She can't claim someone who is claimed as a dependent on another tax return.
• She can't claim someone who's married and files a joint tax return.
• They are related to you? The child can be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or an offspring of any of them.
• Your child must be under age 19 or, if a full-time student, under age 24. There's no age limit if your child is permanently and totally disabled.
• The child must live with you for more than half the year. Living at school as a full time student does qualify.
• They may have a job, but they cannot provide more than half of their own support.

See the TurboTax article Rules for Claiming Dependents on Taxes

If you are older than 19 (24 if still in school), she and her child (grandchild is not a qualifying child) are not eligible as a Qualifying Child.

However, they may be eligible as Qualifying Relatives.

"A qualifying relative must meet general rules for dependents and pass these tests:

• Not a qualifying child: Isn't your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer
• Member of household or relationship: Lives with you all year as a member of your household or is a specific type of relative
• Gross income: Has gross income under $5,050 in 2024 or $5,200 in 2025
• Support: Gets more than half their financial support from you"

Please see the IRS publication Dependents for more details.

Provided they meet these guidelines, you can claim them as dependents.