Two folks living in one house with children from their previous marriages. They are not married. Can both use Head of Household?

[dndngh]

Each has at least one child dependent.

[IRonMaN]

The term is head of household, not heads of household - you can only have one in a house.

[TAXOH]

One would file head of household, the other single.

[George4Tacks · Accepted solution]

Maybe, but they better get their facts straight. https://www.thebalance.com/two-heads-of-household-3193038

[IRonMaN]

Or maybe not - once that facts are straight 😀

[dndngh]

Thank you. The article is exactly what I needed.  Dan

[BobKamman]

Urban tax myth.  There was a Tax Court case or two about this a few (or many more than a few) years ago -- I don't think it's cited in that article, but it should have been 

[TaxGuyBill]

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-wd/1998-041.pdf