Why does Turbo Tax consider a widowed woman a single filler when spouse died within 2 years. Should be Qualifying Surviving Spouse filing status from what I can see.

DMalick1103 · ‎February 6, 2025

Filing Status for a widowed woman within 2 years of spouse death should be QSS filing status but Turbo Tax free file selected Single. How do you correct this mistake?

xmasbaby0 · ‎February 6, 2025

So sorry for your loss. For the year that your spouse passed away you could file a joint tax return. But for 2024, unless you have a qualified dependent to claim, your filing status changes to Single. It is best to start a new account with a new user ID. It is too difficult to delete the embedded information from a spouse if you use the same account that was used for past joint returns.

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ThomasM125 · ‎February 6, 2025

For qualifying surviving spouse status, you have to be supporting a qualifying child or stepchild. You can learn more from this article from Intuit.

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Why does Turbo Tax consider a widowed woman a single filler when spouse died within 2 years. Should be Qualifying Surviving Spouse filing status from what I can see.