In determining filing status purposes,which of the following is not a requirement for a married taxpayer to be treated as unmarried at the end of the year?
A) The taxpayer claims a dependency exemption for a child.
B) The taxpayer pays more than half the costs of maintaining his or her home for the entire year and the home is the principal residence for a dependent qualifying child for more than half the year.
C) The taxpayer files a tax return separate from the other spouse.
D) The spouse does not live in the taxpayer's home at all during the year.

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The requirement is that the spouse does not live in the taxpayer's home during the last 6 months of the year, not the entire year.

In Determining Filing Status Purposes,which of the Following Is Not