If you have not already filed your return and need to change the filing status, you can follow the steps below to change your filing status.
- Log into your return and and click the orange Take me to my return button
- Click on Personal Info tab
- Scroll down to Single section and click Edit there to change filing status
NOTE: See screenshot below.
If you have already filed, you will need to wait until the IRS has either accepted or rejected that return. If they reject, change it and resubmit. If they accept it, you need to wait until you receive your refund and then amend your return. Once you receive your refund, you can go here https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3061514 and get instructions for amending.
Single
This status applies if you were unmarried as of December 31, 2016. Note that if you were single and have children, you can get more tax advantages if you qualify to file as head of household.
Head of Household
Use this status if you were unmarried or considered unmarried as of December 31, 2016 and either of the following applied:
1. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up the home of your parent, whom you can claim as a dependent, for all of 2016. Your parent did not have to live with you in your home.
2. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home where you andone of the following lived for more than half the year:
- Your unmarried child, adopted child, grandchild, or stepchild who is under age 19 or a full-time student under age 24 or who is permanently and totally disabled. This child does not necessarily need to qualify as your dependent or be claimed on your tax return as your dependent.
- Your dependent married child, adopted child, foster child, or any other dependent relative. On your tax return, you claim this person as your dependent.
