Taxpayers who do not remarry in the year their spouse dies can file jointly with the deceased spouse. For the two years following the year of death, the surviving spouse may be able to use the Qualifying Surviving Spouse filing status.
Tax rates for qualifying surviving spouse and for married filing jointly are the same.
Also, standard deduction amounts for 2024 is:
$29,200 – Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Surviving Spouse.
irs.gov
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