topic Should I consider myself as Single or Divorced seeing as it's been 15 years since the Divorce was finalized? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Should I consider myself as Single or Divorced seeing as it's been 15 years since the Divorce was finalized?

Love83 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:48:26 GMT

Re: Should I consider myself as Single or Divorced seeing as it's been 15 years since the Divorce was finalized?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:26:39 GMT

Divorced is not a filing status for an income tax return. If you are not married, then you file as Single, unless you happen to have a qualified dependent that allows you to file as Head of Household. The software asks if you are divorced in order to navigate you to the correct filing status, but your Form 1040 will allow you to file as Single, Married filing jointly, Married filing separately, Head of Household, or Qualified Surviving Spouse.

Re: Should I consider myself as Single or Divorced seeing as it's been 15 years since the Divorce was finalized?

DoninGA — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:27:08 GMT

Divorced is not a filing status, it is only used to determine whether you should be filing as Single or Head of Household.

If you are not legally married and do not have a qualifying person as a dependent then you would be filing the tax return as Single.

Re: Should I consider myself as Single or Divorced seeing as it's been 15 years since the Divorce was finalized?

Opus 17 — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:38:12 GMT

Turbotax asks the question to be more user-friendly, so that someone who is divorced will not be confused if "divorced" is missing. Turbotax will put "single" on the actual tax return, whether you select single or divorced.

Re: Should I consider myself as Single or Divorced seeing as it's been 15 years since the Divorce was finalized?

rjs — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:23:34 GMT

Divorced is a marital status, not a filing status. TurboTax asks for your marital status so that it can ask appropriate questions. You should select Divorced. It might affect what questions TurboTax asks you later on. If you pay or receive alimony you should definitely select Divorced. After you enter some more information, TurboTax will select the appropriate filing status for you.