So sorry for your loss. If you do not have dependent children that you are claiming for 2022 in order to file as a Qualified Surviving Spouse, then you will be filing as Single for 2022. And, yes, if you are filing Single, you will need to start a new account with a new username. It is too difficult to use an old account that was used for joint returns when your filing status changes to Single.
If you do have dependent children, you would want to continue to use that old account and answer the questions carefully, so that you will get the higher standard deduction that is allowed for filing as QSS.
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