Head of Household Status

It would appear this is onehousehold, not multiple households.

At most, only one of you could provide more than half the costs of maintaining the household.

Whichever one of you paid slightly more than half, even if it's only a dollar more, can file as head of household. The other must file as single.

Bob Sandler

I am both the resident proponent for shacking up and the resident authority on "Living in Sin for Fun and Profit."

The detailed answer is you can have multiple HoH's in a single family building UNLESS there is a conjugal bed. The simple answer based on the facts and circumstances you presented is NO - You get to choose who files HoH and who files single. Run the numbers and see if it makes economic sense to get married.

Before you get married, there is your lover's mother who speaks well of you and to you. After you get married, .....

In my next life, I will shack up with orphans!

Dick

That's our Dick. Always the romantic softie.

Did "Dick Adams" write

Just to address this issue: It's a couple of weeks too late to do that and save on the 2007 tax returns.

Where is this rule of a conjugal bed?

One could ask what state? this could be common law marriage.

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A court case......Someone may pop up the citation.

That is what the judge based his decision on. Two families under one roof operate as - two families - if they act like - two families. The adults sleep in separate rooms and do not co-mingle any funds and very little activities........and certainly don't "badda bing - badda boom"

Come to think of it..........

There's some late-night talk show fodder right there.