J_Blue
New Member

Widowed taxes not calculating correctly

The tax rates for Married Filing Jointly and Widowed are the same.  I have two young children that are my dependents.  I have entered my income and deductions and:

 

1) When I set my info to "Widowed", TurboTax says I owe a large amount of federal taxes.  My tax situation has been consistent over the years (apart from becoming a widower) and I always have gotten a refund.

2) When I change my status to Married Filing Jointly, TT says I get a big refund

 

This is very frustrating