Question about 1095a, can anyone help?

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March 1, 2020
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Me and my sons mom live together. We are not married. She received a 1095a through the marketplace. Can I still claim him as a dependant as head of household?

I think we messed up... she filed her taxes as single and included the 1095a information for our son but did not claim him as a dependant. I filed as head of household and claimed our son but did not include 1095a on my return because she did the 1095 for him on hers...

Did I mess this up? Any help very appreciated.

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rlong21289

Level 2

Hello. If the child is not your child, step child (married to child's mother), adopted child, foster child etc, you wouldn't meet the tax law requirement to claim Head of Household for that child. If you had another child that qualified you for that filing status, that would be fine.

Regarding the 1095A, it matters who the primary insurance holder is. If the child's mother is the primary insurance holder, she could reconcile the Premium Tax Credit(PTC) on her return. So if you are claiming the child as a dependent, you will need to indicate the 1095A is reconciled on another return. Let me know if you have more questions.

Qubix1984Author

Level 2

Thanks for the reply. I am the biological father and have claimed him all years prior

So you are saying you cant claim head or household while claiming a stepchild as a dependant?

I ask because it seems I messed up and listed my son as "stepchild" on my return by accident , hes actually my biological son.

ColeenD3

Level 15

If both the mother and child are on the Form 1095-A ,but she doesn't claim him, you will need to include the 1095-A on your return, if you do claim him. The amounts on the form will have to be prorated between the two returns.