HOH - AGAIN - Post season question

[TAXNJ]

Must be post season blues - two associates have a lunch bet as to the answer to the question below

Scenario:

1 - Divorced taxpayer (2009) therefore, single year end
2 - Custodial parent of child (meets requirements)
3 - claims child as "dependent"

Question: filing status - single or head of household?

[Dusty2004]

Support

Did she provide more than 1/2 of the cost of keeping up the house for the dependent child?

Dusty

[TAXNJ]

Did she provide more than 1/2 of the cost of keeping up the house for the dependent child?

Dusty

Yes she did

[Gretel]

Then she should be able to file HOH if kid lived with her over half of the year.

[TAXNJ]

thanks to both of you

thanks to both of you