As a follow up - according to the website www.revenue.pa.gov
PA-40
Under (D) Deceased - Use this status if the taxpayer, spouse or both died in 2020. Enter the date of death.
For tax years beginning on or after 1/1/2013, a joint return can be filed by the surviving spouse and decedent when a spouse or taxpayer dies during the tax year if:
1. The descendent did not previously file a return for the tax year.
-----this is the only line in the options that apply to me ---
So -- TurboTax appears to be handling this incorrectly. I will have to find a way to get around their prompts.
