Filing for my deceased father who was married.

[TophaceousGout]

My father passed away in 2024. I obtained an extension for his taxes.  He was married at the time of his death, but I am the personal representative for his estate and am starting to file his 2024 taxes with turbo tax (or at least prepare to file). I've been able to select that he is deceased, however I am asked if he was married. I believe his spouse filed  separately and not jointly. I'm assuming I should select that that he was married but filing separately. Thank you for your help!

[xmasbaby0]

So sorry for your loss.   Instead of "assuming" anything about how your father's widow filed a tax return, you should ask and find out for sure.   For the year that your dad died, his spouse is permitted to file a joint tax return if she wants to---thereby getting the married filing jointly standard deduction which means she pays less tax on their income.    If she filed married filing separately, then your dad's return should also use the MFS filing status.  But....find out.   If she already filed a joint tax return for 2024, then you will not need to file an individual return for him.    If there is a separate "estate" return to prepare and file you will need to use desktop TurboTax Business for that.

[Hi Palms]

I believe his spouse filed  separately and not jointly.

Well, you should definitely verify that. If your father's spouse filed MFS then you have little choice but to do the same. 

Your father would be considered to have been married for the entire year (and his spouse would be also if the spouse did not remarry) so you wouldn't file "Single" for him.

Sorry for your loss.