Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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head of household.

1. The primary incomeprovider within a family. 2. For income-tax purposes, an unmarried or separated person (other than a surviving spouse) who provides a home for dependents for more than one-half of the taxable year. ( A head of a household is taxed at a lower rate than a single person who is not head of a household. Cf. HOUSEHOLDER.