Head of Household

[user17680515018]

I have a foster child who I pay 100% for and had for all 12 months of the year. Turbotax is automatically telling me that I don't qualify for Head of Household because I don't pay more than 50% of his expenses. But there was nowhere to input this information. It says to go back and edit the personal info but it is not providing me with an option to do that. Help!

[MonikaK1]

To add or edit information for a dependent, in TurboTax, go back to the My Info or Personal Info (depending on version) section and answer all of the questions. 

The question about providing over 50% of the dependent's support is in that section. Look for "Did (dependent's name) provide more than half of his/her living expenses?" Answer "No" if that is the correct choice. Be sure to select "foster child" where that choice appears 

You may be able to claim a foster child as a dependent in TurboTax if:

• they were placed by an authorized agency
• they lived with you for more than half the year (or since birth/hospital discharge), and 
• you provided over half their support. 

See this TurboTax tips article for more information about claiming dependents on your tax return.

[Mike9241]

for each dependent, the support question is on the dependent information worksheet and should be answered no if you provided over 50% of their support.