Head of household tax claim
Residence: California
Me: 150k income
Brother: 150k income
Mom: retired only income is social security about 300/month she never really worked much in America so never contributed into social security
Father: retired only income is 600/month in social security.
We all live in same house. Mortgage is 1100/month which me and my brother both pay half each, each month. We also cover all house expenses like utilities, grocery, etc
Me and my brother income is same since we work in same company, in the same team and wages are almost same. My brother just started working full time this year so previous to that he hasn’t filed taxes since no income.
Last 5 years I have claimed both parents as dependents since I was only one working and claimed as head of household. Which really helped my tax liability and I would get back a lot when I do my taxes.
Question: for this coming tax season, can I claim one of the parents for head of household and my brother claim the other parent and also head of household? That way we both get full benefits of favorable tax bracket? Or is it too risky and IRS will have questions.