N-400 Part 10 Question

[IheartAsia 8]

I am not really interested in requesting a fee reduction, but I guess I still need to answer this section. My main concern is box 5b. 

name of head of household. In the instructions it says the head of the household is the person who provides the majority of the household’s income. However, according to the IRS you cannot file under head of household status in a marriage, because you have to be single. So, I just put n/a married filing jointly. Is this a blunder on their part or I am interpreting this wrong?

 

Edited 11 hours ago by IheartAsia

[Lil bear 4,354]

5 minutes ago, IheartAsia said:

I am not really interested in requesting a fee reduction, but I guess I still need to answer this section. My main concern is box 5b. 

name of head of household. In the instructions it says the head of the household is the person who provides the majority of the household’s income. However, according to the IRS there is you cannot file under head of household in a marriage, because you have to be single. So, I just put n/a married filing jointly. Is this a blunder on their part or I am interpreting this wrong?  

 

My reading is the same as yours. Filling MFJ means your spouse is not a dependent for tax purposes even though they may rely on your income   This is  consistent with the information in the N400 instruction pdf. 

[IheartAsia 8]

43 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

My reading is the same as yours. Filling MFJ means your spouse is not a dependent for tax purposes even though they may rely on your income   This is  consistent with the information in the N400 instruction pdf. 

So you think I am good with how I answered it?

[Lil bear 4,354]

6 minutes ago, IheartAsia said:

So you think I am good with how I answered it?

Yes. 

[ghostinthemachine 85]

4 hours ago, IheartAsia said:

I am not really interested in requesting a fee reduction, but I guess I still need to answer this section. My main concern is box 5b. 

name of head of household. In the instructions it says the head of the household is the person who provides the majority of the household’s income. However, according to the IRS you cannot file under head of household status in a marriage, because you have to be single. So, I just put n/a married filing jointly. Is this a blunder on their part or I am interpreting this wrong?

 

 

USCIS =/= IRS. 

 

This is from the page about fee waivers, but I'd assume they apply the same logic to fee reductions too:

 

[IheartAsia 8]

1 hour ago, ghostinthemachine said:

 

USCIS =/= IRS. 

 

This is from the page about fee waivers, but I'd assume they apply the same logic to fee reductions too:

I think it is a blunder, the term "head of household" is not arbitrary. You can’t use this tax filing status if you’re simply the one who makes the most money in your family. In the eyes of the IRS, this tax filing status is only for unmarried people who have to support others.