HOH Confusion, possible red flags?
My 16 year old has lived with us for the whole year. I support all his expenses, food clothing and so forth. But my girlfiend and I split the utilities and mortgage right up the middle. Since I support my son, and she cannot claim him as a dependent, shouldn't I be able to file HOH?
We really haven't tracked it our expenses, I am the one who buys most of the groceries for the household. She actually makes more money than I do, but most of her pay goes to her student loans. I don't believe I am doing anything wrong here, and according to my online filing company that I use, it seems to be suggesting that I qualify for it, and should file as such. I did not file Hoh last year, although I did have my son with me for most of the year and claimed him as a dependent. Will the change in status trigger a red flag?