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My father died 5/3/2015 My mother filed widowed for 2015, single for 2016 as recommended. She owed nothing in 2015 & nothing for 2016. Does she need to file?

jewel — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:24:22 GMT

Did she have any income?

RebeccaC — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:24:23 GMT

Did she have any income?

$17 in interest & $367 in dividends - So she files?

jewel — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:24:25 GMT

$17 in interest & $367 in dividends - So she files?

If she had income yes she would need to file

RebeccaC — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:24:26 GMT

If she had income yes she would need to file

$367 is capital gains. $17 interest & $116 Qualified Di...

jewel — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:24:28 GMT

$367 is capital gains. $17 interest & $116 Qualified Dividends

you say your father died during 2015, so your mother shou...

pk — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:24:30 GMT

you say your father died during 2015, so your mother should have filed Married Filing Joint for 2015, widowed/ single for 2016 --- and are you saying that her total world income is only $367 capital gains, $xxxx total dividends, $116 Q-dividends and $17 interest income ? How does she live -- did she have social security, IRA or pension from your father ? Do you supprot her or what ?

& her Social Security

jewel — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:24:31 GMT

& her Social Security

If that is the totality of her income -- Interest income,...

pk — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:24:33 GMT

If that is the totality of her income -- Interest income, Dividend income, Social Security -- then she may not have to file because her taxable income after standard deduction and exemption would be ZERO ( negative ).

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pk — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:24:34 GMT

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