Discussion:Hoh and wife file seperate
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| 22 May 2008 | |
| Husband files HOH supports kids and lived separate from wife for more than the last 6 months. How does the wife file? MFS or Single?
Neil | |
TheTinCook (talk|edits) said: | 22 May 2008 |
| MFS unless she can be considered unmarried per the HOH rules. | |
| 22 May 2008 | |
| To be unmarried under the HOH rules, she would also need a qualifying relative living with her for more than 1/2 of the year in her residence. | |
| 22 May 2008 | |
| He is considered unmarried for HOH rules. How does the wife file. if husband file HOH and is considered unmarried for HOH rules how can the wife be considered married and file MFS
Neil | |
TheTinCook (talk|edits) said: | 22 May 2008 |
| Because the wife is still married and is considered married for tax purposes, despite her husband's filing status.
Since she is married, is not filing a joint return, and (presumably) doesn't meet the HOH requirements, she must file MFS. | |
| 22 May 2008 | |
| "supports kids and lived separate from wife ". Just to clarify the obvious, Neal, to file HOH kids must have lived with him for more than 1/2 year and she must not have lived with him for the last six months of the year. If kids lived with wife, he cannot claim HOH status even if he did support the kids. | |
| 23 May 2008 | |
| The old language was - Unmarried Head of Household. They dropped the unmarried part. | |
| 23 May 2008 | |
| Of course, if they lived apart for the last 6 months and each had one kid living with them all year, they could both claim HOH. | |
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