We can each file single, with a dependent. But if our dependent is staying with us more than half the year, both of us could file as HoH with one dependent. Right?
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You can only use a child to file as head of household if the child actually lived with you for more than half the year, even if you can claim the child as a dependent. Claiming a child as a dependent does not automatically allow you to use that child to file as head of household. If you claim the child as a dependent, but the child did not live with you for more than half the year, you cannot use that child to file as head of household.
You can only use a child to file as head of household if the child actually lived with you for more than half the year, even if you can claim the child as a dependent. Claiming a child as a dependent does not automatically allow you to use that child to file as head of household. If you claim the child as a dependent, but the child did not live with you for more than half the year, you cannot use that child to file as head of household.
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