My spouse passed away in 2018. My TurboTax return in 2018 showed the filing status as "Married filing jointy", with a note at the top listing the date of death. My understaning was that tax law provides (andTuboTax) uses the same tax brackets that apply to married-filing-jointly returns for two years. My input for 2019 shows my filing status as "Single" for 2019. Either I don't know the tax law, or how to input my information correctly for year two (2019). Can anyone help?
Do you have a child? The next two years following a husband's or wife's death, the surviving spouse can file as a qualifying widow or widower if they have a qualifying child. That basically lets you continue to use the same tax brackets that apply to married-filing-jointly returns. After the year of death if you don't have a child you file as Single.
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Do you have a child? The next two years following a husband's or wife's death, the surviving spouse can file as a qualifying widow or widower if they have a qualifying child. That basically lets you continue to use the same tax brackets that apply to married-filing-jointly returns. After the year of death if you don't have a child you file as Single.
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