Thanks, Dave,
I did check the My Personal Information regarding the date of my wife's death; it was correct, The IRS accepted, electronically, my original return. However that was before, IMO, the Social Security Administration official notified the IRS of my wife's death. My original return did notify IRS, but that may have not setup a flag. It seems to me that if the IRS accepted the original return, the would accept the 1040-X.
I just filed, March 10 @ 9:00 pm ET electronically. I will report back.
As you advise, if it is rejected because of the Social Security notification, I will file the paper 1040-X with my check before April 18th.
A big thanks for taking the time to help me.
