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posted Apr 10, 2024 4:00:58 PM

Is it better to file single or divorced on my 2023 taxes if I was divorced in 2002?

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Level 15
Apr 10, 2024 4:04:11 PM

Divorced is not a filing status.  You are just Single.  It asks if you are divorced so it might ask you more interview questions. 

Expert Alumni
Apr 10, 2024 4:11:57 PM

They mean the same thing, but choose Divorced.  Both options will lead to a Single filing status... unless you qualify for Head of Household.  A divorced person who has not remarried should select that marital status to make sure that subsequent parts of the interview ask the appropriate questions.