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I am very sorry for your loss. You cannot claim your son as a dependent on your 2016 tax return if he died in 2015.
(There is a special filing status, qualifying widow(er), that lets a person with a qualifying child retain the benefits of the married filing jointly filing status for up to two years after the year of the death of their spouse.)
I am very sorry for your loss. You cannot claim your son as a dependent on your 2016 tax return if he died in 2015.
(There is a special filing status, qualifying widow(er), that lets a person with a qualifying child retain the benefits of the married filing jointly filing status for up to two years after the year of the death of their spouse.)
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