Sally divorced her husband three years ago and has not remarried. Since the divorce she has maintained her home in which she and her now sixteen-year-old daughter reside. The daughter is a qualified child. Sally signed the daughter's dependent status over to her ex-spouse by filing the appropriate IRS form. What is Sally's filing status for the current year?
A) single
B) surviving spouse
C) head of household
D) married filing separately
C) head of household
Sally qualifies as head of household for the current year. A taxpayer with a qualifying child satisfies the head of household requirement even if the taxpayer releases the dependent status to the child's other parent.
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