If no one qualifies as the dependent of an unmarried taxpayer, the unmarried taxpayer may still be able to qualify for the head of household filing status.

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To qualify for the head of household filing status, an unmarried taxpayer must pay more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year and must have a qualifying person (such as a dependent child or parent) live with them for more than half the year, or in the case of a parent, the taxpayer can qualify if they pay more than half the cost of keeping up a home that was the main home for the parent for the entire year. Without a qualifying person, the taxpayer cannot claim the head of household status.

If No One Qualifies as the Dependent of an Unmarried