A tax question

Can somebody help me answering one tax question? Can a mother file as head of household with one child. She has no income but her child has earned income?

Thank you very much for help!

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No husband? How old is the kid? -halfdummy- 給 halfdummy 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 17:32:37

she is 19 year old. Ho husband. The mother is my friend. -skylin1999- 給 skylin1999 發送悄悄話 skylin1999 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 17:48:22

she needs to be in college AND she can't file independently -halfdummy- 給 halfdummy 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 17:58:02

she is college student -skylin1999- 給 skylin1999 發送悄悄話 skylin1999 的博客首頁 (165 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:01:57

yes, that's better -halfdummy- 給 halfdummy 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:04:39

thank you, but is this legal? -skylin1999- 給 skylin1999 發送悄悄話 skylin1999 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:11:33

Not an expert but I think it is legal. One can still claim the c -nonamewriter- 給 nonamewriter 發送悄悄話 (272 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:18:47

if the mother and daughter file seprately -skylin1999- 給 skylin1999 發送悄悄話 skylin1999 的博客首頁 (158 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:24:11

The mother herself has to have earned income to qualify for earn -H&CMom- 給 H&CMom 發送悄悄話 H&CMom 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:36:49

I don't remember whether alimony is considered as earned income -H&CMom- 給 H&CMom 發送悄悄話 H&CMom 的博客首頁 (38 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:40:18

Thank you! Do you know how much the mother -skylin1999- 給 skylin1999 發送悄悄話 skylin1999 的博客首頁 (61 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:46:45

Sorry don't remember. 幾K到三W多,跟沒有沒孩子有關係。 -H&CMom- 給 H&CMom 發送悄悄話 H&CMom 的博客首頁 (64 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:58:32

legal. College student can be dependent (if not file independent -halfdummy- 給 halfdummy 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:19:33

媽媽有提供至少50%support for 自己和女兒嗎?媽媽是單身嗎?如果是,媽媽也許可以 -波德- 給 波德 發送悄悄話 (18 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:33:02

Thanksss. Yes, The mother is single, no income, does not speak e -skylin1999- 給 skylin1999 發送悄悄話 skylin1999 的博客首頁 (61 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:49:50

讓女兒報稅,媽媽作為女兒的dependent -laoyangdelp- 給 laoyangdelp 發送悄悄話 laoyangdelp 的博客首頁 (143 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 19:59:57

thank you. I will let them know. -skylin1999- 給 skylin1999 發送悄悄話 skylin1999 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 20:44:00

thank you. I will let them know. -skylin1999- 給 skylin1999 發送悄悄話 skylin1999 的博客首頁 (26 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 20:44:03

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