McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker,Benjamin Ayers,John Robinson,Edmund Outslay ,Ronald Worsham,John Barrick,Connie Weaver

Exercise 10

True or False.For purposes of determining head of household filing status, the taxpayer's mother or father is considered to be a qualifying person of the taxpayer (even if the mother or father does not qualify as the taxpayer's dependent) as long as the taxpayer pays more than half the costs of maintaining the household of the mother or father.Explain.