Do I qualify to file widow or do I file single? my son is over age 25 unemployed all year and my dependent. My husband passed away in 2017.

Turbo tax says my best choice of filing status that I qualify for is widowed. I claim my 40 year old son as a dependent because he has no income and lives with me. I can’t fill out the “work sheet”. It doesn’t seem to apply to me. Do I really qualify or is TurboTax incorrect assigning widowed status?

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Do I qualify to file widow or do I file single? my son is over age 25 unemployed all year and my dependent. My husband passed away in 2017.

You can have Qualifying Widow filing status in 2018 claiming your son as a dependent if your son lived in your home for more than 6 months during the year, he did not have gross income of $4,150 or more and you provided over one-half of his support for the year.

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Do I qualify to file widow or do I file single? my son is over age 25 unemployed all year and my dependent. My husband passed away in 2017.

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Do I qualify to file widow or do I file single? my son is over age 25 unemployed all year and my dependent. My husband passed away in 2017.

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Do I qualify to file widow or do I file single? my son is over age 25 unemployed all year and my dependent. My husband passed away in 2017.

You can have Qualifying Widow filing status in 2018 claiming your son as a dependent if your son lived in your home for more than 6 months during the year, he did not have gross income of $4,150 or more and you provided over one-half of his support for the year.

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