https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-spouse-died-on-september-2-2023-how-will-i-proceed-with-filing-taxes-when-the-time-comes/01/3100763#M1133056 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:43:43 GMT davidlmcgrew 2026-02-24T07:43:43Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-spouse-died-on-september-2-2023-how-will-i-proceed-with-filing-taxes-when-the-time-comes/01/3100763#M1133056 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:43:43 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-spouse-died-on-september-2-2023-how-will-i-proceed-with-filing-taxes-when-the-time-comes/01/3100763#M1133056 davidlmcgrew 2026-02-24T07:43:43Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-spouse-died-on-september-2-2023-how-will-i-proceed-with-filing-taxes-when-the-time-comes/01/3100768#M1133058 <P>You can file a Joint return the year your spouse died. For the next two years following a husband's or wife's death, the surviving spouse can file as a qualifying widow or widower if they have a qualifying child. That basically lets you continue to use the same tax brackets that apply to married-filing-jointly returns. After the year of death if you don't have a child you file as Single.</P><P><BR />See How to file if your spouse recently died<BR /><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/small-business-processes/file-return-spouse-recently-died/L5ehM358X_US_en_US?uid=lcuxmxwq" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/small-business-processes/file-return-spouse-recently-died/L5ehM358X_US_en_US?uid=lcuxmxwq</A></P> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:07:24 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-spouse-died-on-september-2-2023-how-will-i-proceed-with-filing-taxes-when-the-time-comes/01/3100768#M1133058 VolvoGirl 2023-10-16T15:07:24Z