Turbo tax didn't let me file head of household

[ShawnaD]

You will want to make sure you meet the Head of Household filing requirements as shown in this link: https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288637

Make sure you also have a qualifying person on your tax return, information about a qualifying person can be found here: https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4791157

You can go back through the "Personal Info" section and click "Edit" next to your name and filing status, dependents, etc to review all answers to see if there are errors that need to be corrected if you meet the filing requirements but did not get the Head of Household filing status.

[Noncustodial dad]

IRS says 6 months or more, but if you click 6 months and you have custody agree defaults to single and I have 50/50. I had to change to 7 months and it changed.  Flaw in TurboTax

[DoninGA]

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@Noncustodial dad wrote:

IRS says 6 months or more, but if you click 6 months and you have custody agree defaults to single and I have 50/50. I had to change to 7 months and it changed.  Flaw in TurboTax

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The IRS states over one-half of the year.  6 months is not over one-half of the year.  7 months is over one-half of the year.

IRS Publication 501 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf

A qualifying person lived with you in the home for more than half the year

[DoninGA]

@Noncustodial dad Furthermore, if you are the noncustodial parent, the IRS states in Publication 501 on page 13, for divorced or separated parents - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf#page=13

If statements (1) through (4) are all true, only the noncustodial parent can:
• Claim the child as a dependent, and
• Claim the child as a qualifying child for the child tax credit or the credit for other dependents.

However, this doesn’t allow the noncustodial parent to claim head of household filing status, the credit for child and dependent care expenses, the exclusion for dependent care benefits, the earned income credit, or the health coverage tax credit