Wilhelmina is a divorced taxpayer who provides a home for her dependent child, Eloise. What filing status should Wilhelmina indicate on her tax return

Given Information:

Head of household

Married, filing separately

Single

Qualifying widow (er)

Answer:

Head of household filing status should Wilhelmina indicate on her tax return

Explanation:

She was unmarried at the end of the year and provided over half the cost of keeping a home as a residence for a dependent.

The head of household is the actual US taxpayers ' filing status. A taxpayer must be either single at the end of the year in order to use the status of head of household registration. You paid for the tax year more than half of the cost of owning a home.

For many people who file as head of household, their qualifying dependent is a child.

A qualifying child is your biological child, stepchild, foster child, sibling, step sibling, half sibling or a descendant of one of these. The child also needs to be under the age of 19 (or under the age of 24 if a full-time student).