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    Filing Status

    Ran across an interesting senerio.

    California requires the same filing status as filed on the federal return.
    Here is the senario, any other comments are very welcome.

    Tax payer has a 31 year old son living with him full time, son did not earn any money in 2005, however he did receive $5,000 dollars of unemployment income from CA.

    According to IRS & TTB 3-16 last senario taxpayer is not qualified to claim HOH filing status or claim the child as a dependent due to to much taxable income.

    HOWEVER, CA does not tax un-employment income and as a result his son has no CA income and it seem to me the taxpayer could file HOH. (yes the taxpayer pays more than 1/2 the cost of keeping up the home)

    Am I thinking right on this?????
    Confucius say:
    He who sits on tack is better off.

    #2
    a good question

    >>Am I thinking right on this?<<

    No. It is a good question, but with only a few exceptions for non-residents and military, California filing status is determined under the federal rules.

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      #3
      Thinking out loud.....

      If the California taxpayer must file same status as Federal then I would say you cannot file HofH. Even if he has no CA income, he does have Federal income, correct?

      Oops - Jainen beat me to the punch!
      http://www.viagrabelgiquefr.com/

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