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Quick tax question

Soybomb

Diamond Member
Hey quick question for tax knowledgable people. I'm doing my dads taxes and trying to determine if he can file as head of household or single. He's divorced, and I'm a 21 year old single student. He wasn't able to claim me as a dependant because I wasn't a full time student for at least 5 months last year. I was doing school part time though for a while, but I also have a place where I'm going to school.. .... I'm guessing he will have to file as single but wanted to see if there is something I'm missing that allows him head of household status.
 
From the IRS site:
"Generally, to qualify for head of household status, you must be unmarried and not entitled to file as a qualifying widow or widower with a dependent child. You must also have provided more than half the cost of maintaining as your home a household that was the main home for a qualifying person. You may also qualify for head of household status if you, though married, file a separate return, and your spouse has not lived in your home during the last six months of the tax year, and you provided more than half the cost of maintaining as your home a household that was the main home for a qualifying child for more than one half of your tax year."

For more information, read Publication 501 (PDF).
 
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