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!

所有跟帖： 

• No husband? How old is the kid? -halfdummy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 17:32:37

• she is 19 year old. Ho husband. The mother is my friend. -skylin1999- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 17:48:22

• she needs to be in college AND she can't file independently -halfdummy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 17:58:02

• she is college student -skylin1999- ♀ (165 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:01:57

• yes, that's better -halfdummy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:04:39

• thank you, but is this legal? -skylin1999- ♀ (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- ♂ (272 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:18:47

• if the mother and daughter file seprately -skylin1999- ♀ (158 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:24:11

• The mother herself has to have earned income to qualify for earn -H&CMom- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:36:49

• I don't remember whether alimony is considered as earned income -H&CMom- ♀ (38 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:40:18

• Thank you! Do you know how much the mother -skylin1999- ♀ (61 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:46:45

• Sorry don't remember. 几K到三W多，跟没有没孩子有关系。 -H&CMom- ♀ (64 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:58:32

• legal. College student can be dependent (if not file independent -halfdummy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:19:33

• 妈妈有提供至少50%support for 自己和女儿吗？妈妈是单身吗？如果是，妈妈也许可以 -波德- ♀ (18 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:33:02

• Thanksss. Yes, The mother is single, no income, does not speak e -skylin1999- ♀ (61 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 18:49:50

• 让女儿报税，妈妈作为女儿的dependent -laoyangdelp- ♀ (143 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 19:59:57

• thank you. I will let them know. -skylin1999- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 20:44:00

• thank you. I will let them know. -skylin1999- ♀ (26 bytes) () 02/18/2012 postreply 20:44:03