topic Husband died on Jan.11, 2017, how do I file? He had no income but for some reason the Federal wants a 1040 form. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/husband-died-on-jan-11-2017-how-do-i-file-he-had-no-income-but-for-some-reason-the-federal-wants-a/01/706537#M284374 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:50:56 GMT sunfirenc 2019-06-06T13:50:56Z Husband died on Jan.11, 2017, how do I file? He had no income but for some reason the Federal wants a 1040 form. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/husband-died-on-jan-11-2017-how-do-i-file-he-had-no-income-but-for-some-reason-the-federal-wants-a/01/706537#M284374 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:50:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/husband-died-on-jan-11-2017-how-do-i-file-he-had-no-income-but-for-some-reason-the-federal-wants-a/01/706537#M284374 sunfirenc 2019-06-06T13:50:56Z I'm sorry for your loss. If you have been filing jointly... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-m-sorry-for-your-loss-if-you-have-been-filing-jointly/01/706549#M284381 <P>I'm sorry for your loss.</P><P>If you have been filing jointly with him as the primary taxpayer, fill out your forms as you normally would but on the first page of Personal Info,<I> indicate that he is deceased.</I> Even though he had no income, you could file jointly and be entitled to the benefits available to you with that filing status.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:50:58 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-m-sorry-for-your-loss-if-you-have-been-filing-jointly/01/706549#M284381 Coleen3 2019-06-06T13:50:58Z