Color my face red! I stand corrected (and embarrassed). I didn't understand that a child could not be qualifying for HOH status if claimed as a dependent by someone else. That's not apparent in anything I read that discusses eligibility to claim HOH status. In using the Interactive Tax Assistant (ITA), I answered "no" to the question whether I could claim grandchild as a dependent because my daughter claimed them. When I answered yes to the question of whether someone else could claim them, the ITA should have asked the next question: *is* someone else claiming them. In any event, I now see that I was wrong and I have no basis for filing an amended return. Too bad -- I had plans for the additional refund!
