<prompt> Human: My girlfriend and I moved in together this year. She makes about 23k a year going to college, and I will probably have made around 30k by the years end. We have a joint bank account, so we pay close to the same. For tax purposes, would it be financially better for me to claim head of household because I guess technically I do provide more then 50 of the bills. Or the alternative which Noone claims itAssistant: Your GF made more than 4,000 in 2015, so you cant claim her as a dependent, and shes probably not a qualifying person for Head of Household.The general rules for filing status Head of Household on a federal tax return: Head of Household You may be able to file as head of household if you meet all the following requirements. 1. You are unmarried or considered unmarried on the last day of the year. See Marital Status, earlier, and Considered Unmarried, later. 2. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year. 3. A qualifying person lived with you in the home for more than half the year except for temporary absences, such as school. However, if the qualifying person is your dependent parent, he or she does not have to live with you. See Special rule for parent, later, under Qualifying Person.Publication 17, pages 23 - 25Human: So then I can came head of household it sounds like, right?  <response>: I dont believe so. Your girlfriend isnt a qualifying person per page 26 of the IRS document linked to above. You can file as head of household when you are supporting a relative, like a parent or child. Example 3girlfriend. Your girlfriendlived with you all year. Even though she may beyour qualifying relative if the gross income andsupport tests explained in chapter 3 are met,she is not your qualifying person for head ofhousehold purposes because she is not relatedto you in one of the ways listed under Relativeswho do not have to live with you in chapter 3. 