CNN host Chris Cuomo has apologized after referring to an Indian-American White House staffer as âRaj whatever-his-name-isâ on air this week. Viewers and critics accused Cuomo of racism, which he refuted during his apology.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows taxpayers to deduct the cost of home improvements from their income taxes, but only if the improvements were performed for medical reasons and on their main residence.
To use the Head of Household filing status, a taxpayer must: 1  Be unmarried or considered unmarried at the end of the year. 2  Have paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the tax year (either one's own home or the home of a qualifying parent).o qualify for Head of Household filing status, the taxpayer must have paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year. Costs to consider include property taxes, mortgage interest, rent, utilities, repairs and maintenance, insurance, and food eaten in the home.