Widower. The IRS interactive link is: What Is My Filing Status? | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov) or https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/Answers to Your General Filing Questions
Below is the results in bold and input of the interactive link:
What is my filing status?
Your filing status is qualifying widow(er).
Your General Information
What tax year are you asking about? 2021
In 2021, did you pay more than half the cost of keeping up a home in which you lived? Yes
Family Information
What was your marital status on the last day of 2021?
Widowed (spouse died before the tax year)
Persons for Whom You May Get Tax Benefits
Kim
Kim's General Information
What is Kim's relationship to you? Biological child
What is Kim's date of birth? 12/9/90
Did Kim provide more than half of his or her own support for 2021? No
Did Kim live with you for all of 2021 (including any temporary absences)? Yes
Filing Status
Spouse
Did your spouse die during 2019 or 2020? Yes
Were you entitled to file a joint tax return with your spouse for the year your spouse died? Yes
Dependents
Kim's Dependent Status
Did you provide more than half of Kimberly Johnson's support during 2021? Yes what-is-my-filing-status
I have been working in taxes over 30 years and learned of this 2 years ago after my spouse passed away while attend IRS training to be an IRS volunteer tax preparer. I also had my home state change my filing status, appealed it, and won.
My frustration is that Turbotax got it right in 2020 but have 2021 as single which is incorrect based on the above, no change in tax law, and no change in my circumstances. 2021 is the last year I can claim this tax status. And support told me they would send an email so I could provide this, but closed it instead. It was so frustrating talking to them and they admitted they did not have tax experience/certifications, although working towards it.
