Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury
Level Basic Advanced Military International

Filing Status Workout

Filing Status Requirements

Skills Warm Up: Qualifying Surviving Spouse

Question 1 of 3

To determine if a widowed taxpayer can use the Qualifying surviving spouse status, you need to know all the following information EXCEPT _____.

A The year the spouse died
B If the taxpayer filed a joint return for the year the spouse died
C Whether the taxpayer furnished more than half the cost for keeping up the main home of a qualified child
D That the taxpayer did not remarry before the end of the tax year