Filing status

[gmartisek]

My husband passed in 2021 before we filed 2020 taxes.  What should my filing status be in 2020.  married filing jointly?  We were using turbotax and filing electronically.  

[bluedeb · Accepted solution]

Sorry for your loss.  You can still file as Married Filing Joint.  Go through this Personal Info section, there is a box you can check, that says - Did they pass before filing taxes (something like that).

Just select the filing status on the Name & Address screen in your 1040.com return, then provide your spouse's name, SSN and date of death. And remember, for the year your spouse died, use the married filing joint filing status. Then for two years after, you can use the qualifying widow(er) filing status.

[swallejo]

Your filing status for 2020 is "married".

It's based on your marital status as of 12/31/20