filing status

The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has announced that it is mailing more than 83,000 letters to taxpayers asking them to justify the Head of Household (HOH) filing status claimed on their 2014 tax returns as part of an annual FTB filing status review. HOH filing status is for unmarried taxpayers who care for a child or other relative for more than half of a year and cover more than half of the household’s annual expenses. There are strict rules for determining whether a taxpayer qualifies for HOH filing status (for which the FTB provides an online guide and eligibility test), and taxpayers who are found not to qualify may owe additional taxes. Taxpayers receiving an FTB letter can respond by filling out […]