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Can use widowed as my marital status even if my husband passed away years ago or would I select single?

Marital status I am widowed for years never remarried, do I use single or widowed for marital status?
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Can use widowed as my marital status even if my husband passed away years ago or would I select single?

Widowed is not a filing status.  If you have not remarried then you need to select Single as your Filing Status.

Can use widowed as my marital status even if my husband passed away years ago or would I select single?

Turbotax gives you more options for convenience, but when you select widow and you don't have dependent children, Turbotax will put "single" on your tax return. 

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