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• You must meet the following requirements: 1. You are unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year. 2. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year. 3. A qualifying person lived with you in the home for more than half the year (except temporary absences, such as school). However, a dependent parent does not have to live with the taxpayer.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Head of Household filing status. (n.d.). Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/head-of-household-filing-status.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Head of Household filing status. apps.irs.gov. Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/head-of-household-filing-status (accessed: June 2, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Head of Household filing status." Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. 2 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/head-of-household-filing-status.

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