How to claim ex-wife .. Head of Household

#1 02-06-2004, 11:33 AM

"spacemancw" <spacemancw[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

- quote -

> My ex-wife has been at home with kids from the get go .. so
> we used to file as married filing jointly
> After divorce I filed as single Now we are sorta back
> together .. been living in the same house all year (2003)
> with the kids .. but we're not married, and won't be either
> (again)
> Notwithstanding these bizarre circumstances, how do I file
> and claim her as a dependant. She has never filed a tax
> return other than married jointly with me. She has no
> income, still home with the kids.
> Do I file a 1040 as head of household and put her down as a
> dependant?

Yes, you can file as HOH because of your kids, not your ex
and you can claim her as a dependent.

bw

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02-06-2004, 10:16 AM

spacemancw[at]yahoo.com (spacemancw) writes:

- quote -

> After divorce I filed as single Now we are sorta back
> together .. been living in the same house all year (2003)
> with the kids .. but we're not married, and won't be either
> (again)
> Notwithstanding these bizarre circumstances, how do I file
> and claim her as a dependant. She has never filed a tax
> return other than married jointly with me. She has no
> income, still home with the kids.
> Do I file a 1040 as head of household and put her down as a
> dependant?

That's how you do it.

Phil Marti
Topeka, KS

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#-1 02-05-2004, 09:54 PM

My ex-wife has been at home with kids from the get go .. so
we used to file as married filing jointly

After divorce I filed as single Now we are sorta back
together .. been living in the same house all year (2003)
with the kids .. but we're not married, and won't be either
(again)

Notwithstanding these bizarre circumstances, how do I file
and claim her as a dependant. She has never filed a tax
return other than married jointly with me. She has no
income, still home with the kids.

Do I file a 1040 as head of household and put her down as a
dependant?

thanx

Roger

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