I am a single parent with two children. I can meet No 1 and No 3 requirements for Head of Household filing status shown below. I receive child support from ex spouse for two children. I paid all of the household expense using my income for year 2020. Child support was used for children's expense. Child support received in 2020 is more than half the cost to run the home in 2020. Please advise if I still meet No 2 requirement of Head of Household filing status for year 2020 and I can use Head of Household filing status for year 2020.
Head of Household filing status requires:
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Yes, you qualify. The child support payments are given to you and being used for the support of the household.
Child support is not entered on a tax return. Are you the custodial parent? Did you have any other income besides the child support? What are you trying to do? The child-related credits like child tax credit and earned income credit are based on income earned from working, so you will not get those credits if your only income was child support.
If you are filing as HOH to get stimulus money you can do that if you have not yet received stimulus amounts for yourself or the children who live with you.
Am I Head of Household?
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894553-do-i-qualify-for-head-of-household
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2900097-what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household
If you qualify as Head of Household, when you enter your filing status (single or married filing separately) into MyInfo, and then enter your qualifying dependent, TurboTax will offer HOH as your filing status.
The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return. If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check in 2020, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021
The Recovery Rebate Credit will be found in the FEDERAL REVIEW section. ( you should see "Let's make sure you got the right stimulus amount”) If you are eligible it will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.
Make sure that you enter ALL of the stimulus money received for the 1st and 2nd stimulus for yourself, your spouse and your children.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing
Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.
Thank you very much for the quick reply.
I am the custodial parent. I have other income from my full time job besides the child support. I want to confirm that I can use filing status of Head of Household for 2020 tax return.
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