MarilynG1
Employee Tax Expert

State tax filing

No, you can still file as Married Filing Jointly for both Federal and Pennsylvania.

 

"A surviving spouse may file a joint return with the final return of the deceased spouse, and sign the return for both spouses, without a personal representative if: A Joint return could have been filed if both spouses had survived the entire taxable year."

 

Here's more info from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

 

So sorry for your loss.

 

@dwidow 

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