topic I'm trying to file widower status and it keeps telling me that it has not been long enough. My spouse has been deceased seven years. Can you assist me. Please in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-m-trying-to-file-widower-status-and-it-keeps-telling-me-that-it-has-not-been-long-enough-my-spouse/01/60810#M25439 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:44:03 GMT ljsmith46 2019-06-01T01:44:03Z I'm trying to file widower status and it keeps telling me that it has not been long enough. My spouse has been deceased seven years. Can you assist me. Please https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-m-trying-to-file-widower-status-and-it-keeps-telling-me-that-it-has-not-been-long-enough-my-spouse/01/60810#M25439 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:44:03 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-m-trying-to-file-widower-status-and-it-keeps-telling-me-that-it-has-not-been-long-enough-my-spouse/01/60810#M25439 ljsmith46 2019-06-01T01:44:03Z The Qualifying Widower filing status is only for the 2 ta... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-qualifying-widower-filing-status-is-only-for-the-2-ta/01/60817#M25443 <P>The Qualifying Widower <B>filing status</B> is only for the 2 tax years after the year of death and <B>ONLY </B>if you have a <B>qualifying child</B>. &nbsp;It is <B>not the same</B> thing as a <B>marital status</B> which is what is asked first in the program. &nbsp;Then your filing status is determined by the dependents on the return.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:44:05 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-qualifying-widower-filing-status-is-only-for-the-2-ta/01/60817#M25443 Critter 2019-06-01T01:44:05Z