@jacobsjoy1 wrote:
I believe my filing status should be Qualifying widow. My husband died on January 28, 2020. I filed my 2020 taxes in 2021 as a Qualifying widow. My 2021 Taxes turbo tax filed my status as Single. I thought I was entitled to continue as a Qualifying widow. Don't I get to file as a qaulifying widow for two years after the year of my spouses death.
You should have filed your 2020 tax return as Married Filing Jointly since your spouse passed away in 2020.
On the 2021 tax return you can only file as a Qualifying Widow if you have a child as a dependent on your tax return. If you do not have a child as a dependent and you have not remarried then on the 2021 tax return you have to file as Single.
You can file as a Qualifying Widow for two years after the year of your spouse's passing if you have a child as a dependent on your tax return.
