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not allowing me to file as (QSS) Qualifying surviving spouse

chuckstlou — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:34:49 GMT

online version

Re: not allowing me to file as (QSS)Qualifying surviving spouse

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:19:08 GMT

So sorry for your loss. When did your spouse pass away? Fo the year that your spouse died, you could file a joint return. For the next two years, you can file as a Qualifying Surviving Spouse IF you have a qualified dependent. If you do not have a dependent, then you file Single. Have you entered a dependent?

Re: not allowing me to file as (QSS)Qualifying surviving spouse

VolvoGirl — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:20:32 GMT

Sorry for your loss. When did your spouse pass? Do you have a child?

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.

Then to file Single you should start over and set up a new account for yourself and not transfer from last year. You will have to re enter any prior carryovers and depreciation, etc. manually.

Re: not allowing me to file as (QSS)Qualifying surviving spouse

chuckstlou — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:25:16 GMT

online version does not have that option

no children and passed in 2023

Re: not allowing me to file as (QSS)Qualifying surviving spouse

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:29:12 GMT

@chuckstlou If your spouse passed in 2023, then in 2023 you could file a joint return. Now that you are working on 2024, you file Single since you say you have no children.

When you switch from filing a joint return to filing Single, you need to start over in a new account with a new user ID. The old account will have embedded data that will cause errors if you try to use it for filing as Single.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25596

Re: not allowing me to file as (QSS)Qualifying surviving spouse

Roy1969 — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:48:35 GMT

My wife passed away in 2023. No child to support.

Re: not allowing me to file as (QSS)Qualifying surviving spouse

DoninGA — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:49:42 GMT

@Roy1969 wrote:

My wife passed away in 2023. No child to support.

You will need to file as Single on the 2024 tax return.

Re: not allowing me to file as (QSS)Qualifying surviving spouse

Roy1969 — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:56:37 GMT

Just to confirm. My wife passed away in 2023 and I got to file jointly for 2023. in 2024 filing since I don't support a child, my status changed from QSS to single?