I'm aware of both of those things, thank you. My question was only about filing status and I've decided just to file single.

I spent all of 2017 participating in a church education program that qualified me for the online degree program but does not qualify as a deduction. It will sav...

I tried to edit to add that I'm 37 in case that matters but it won't let me.

I was accepted into an online university program in December 2017 but I don't start until January 8, 2018.