Reply To: 18 yr old female with 3 year old son do I file HOH

[Bell]

As title states can I file HOH?
No one claims me my parents are dead. I have worked all year

I know I claim my son I don’t know anything about HOH

[Patience]

Did you make more than the HoH standard deduction of 20,800? If no, there is no reason to file HoH as it won’t benefit you in any way and is just an extra audit identifier. If you provide more than 50% of all expenses and your dependent lives with you, that would qualify you. Also as a reminder that not many people take into account, if you receive *any* assistance they take that into consideration when determining head of household.