How do i change my filing status? It keeps putting it as single when it should be head of household

[xmasbaby0]

Have you entered a qualified dependent?   It cannot be a GF or BF.

Am I Head of Household?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-filing-status/qualify-head-household...

• What is a "qualifying person" for Head of Household?

If you qualify as Head of Household, when you enter your marital status (single or married filing separately) into MyInfo, and then enter your qualifying dependent, TurboTax will offer HOH as your filing status.

[BrittanyS]

To claim head of household you will need to make sure you meet all the requirements set by the IRS.  The IRS states, "Generally, to qualify for head of household filing status, you must be able to claim a qualifying child or qualifying relative as a dependent. However, a custodial parent may be eligible to claim head of household filing status based on a child even if the custodial parent released a claim to exemption for the child."

The requirements for head of household are:

• pay over half of the expenses for the household
• be considered unmarried at the end of the tax year
• have a qualifying child or dependent

TurboTax will help you choose the right filing status for your return.  To determine your filing status you will follow these steps:

1. Login to TurboTax
2. Click the down arrow next to about me
3. Click the edit next to about me
4. verify interview questions are answered correctly

For more information on head of household requirements, see the links below:

• Filing Statuses
• IRS Head of Household Status

[horneric]

I am having the same issue, my daughter is 18, a full time HS student, lived with me the whole year, is unmarried and did not pay her own living expenses. I am letting her other parent claim her this year but I should still qualify as head of household. Turbo Tax will not let me choose HOH filing status

[DawnC]

You have answered something incorrectly in the dependent interview.   TurboTax will automatically apply the Head of Household status if you qualify.   You will qualify once you enter a qualifying dependent.   All you need to do is enter your marital status and a qualifying dependent.   Go back to the My Info section and revisit your marital status and follow-up questions, and then go back through the dependent interview, carefully.

As the custodial parent, you can give the non-custodial parent a Form 8332 so they can claim the child and take the Child Tax Credit.  The ability to qualify for Earned Income Credit, Head of Household, and the Dependent Care Credit, always stays with the custodial parent and can't be waived, shared, or transferred.  @horneric 

[kalliekull]

I have the same problem Turbo insisting that I file as Single when I am definitely Head of Household. I followed the instructions exactly given above, going back over info (me single, daughter is a student living with me 12 months, not working, me paying 100% expenses, etc... I have answered every question over and over. 

On the Personal Info Summary the following statement in red shows up in the Dependents category:

We need to review some questions about your dependents. 

This just sets me into the same question loop.

Help! 

Kallie

[Vanessa A]

You may need to delete your daughter, clear cache and cookies and then re-enter her.  

Prior to that, double check that you are reading the one question about expenses correctly.  The one question asks if they are providing over half of their own support, not whether or not you are.  Be sure to say no here if they are not providing more than half of their own support. 

[kalliekull]

OK I am replying to my own post with an update. After several (a lot!) of times trying to get Turbo Tax to change my status from single to head of household, I gave up, posted my comment and went to bed. This morning I opened my tax return, it did its usual update, and voila- I was Head of House Hold, my daughter's status changed to dependent and I owed $1,000s of dollars less in taxes.  Since several people had this complaint, so maybe there is a software glitch that needs a reboot or update to fix itself...?   I was also wondering if it was a marketing ploy to get you to get you to pay for Turbo Tax advisor ($60), since that tab seemed to pop up during all my gyrations on this? 

[kalliekull]

Thanks for the reply- I replied before I saw your reply. Most likely the reboot served the purpose of "clearing the cache". I was answering that question about expenses correctly, although I can see how it might seem a bit double worded and confusing.  Thanks for being on this forum- it did give me somewhere to turn to in my stress.