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Eddie, who wants to claim the Earned Income Credit, informs his tax preparer that he is still married but currently doesn't live with his spouse. He wants to claim head of household filing status because he shoulders the full cost of maintaining a home for himself and his 6-year-old son, who is eligible to be claimed as his dependent. To determine his filing status, which question should the tax preparer ask?
Did your spouse live with you during the first six months of the tax year?
Did your spouse live with you during the last six months of the tax year?
Is your spouse employed?
What is your spouse's adjusted gross income?
Did your spouse live with you during the first six months of the tax year?
Did your spouse live with you during the last six months of the tax year?
Is your spouse employed?
What is your spouse's adjusted gross income?
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Did your spouse live with you during the last six months of the tax year?
Explanation: To qualify as an "abandoned spouse" and file Head of Household while still married, the spouse must not have lived in your home during the last 6 months of the year, you must have a qualifying child who lived with you more than half the year, and you must pay more than half the cost of keeping up the home. Temporary absences (work, medical, military, etc.) can count as living together.
Explanation: To qualify as an "abandoned spouse" and file Head of Household while still married, the spouse must not have lived in your home during the last 6 months of the year, you must have a qualifying child who lived with you more than half the year, and you must pay more than half the cost of keeping up the home. Temporary absences (work, medical, military, etc.) can count as living together.
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