Question

this legend or statuses) in each of the following independent cases, using A - Single B Married, filing a joint return c Married, filing separate returns D Head of household E - Qualifying widow(er) Case Filing Status 1. The taxpayers are married on December 31 a 2. The taxpayer is single, with 3. The taxpayer is unmarried and i 4. The taxpayer is married and his spouse left midyear and has f the tax yea a dependent child living in her home living with his girltriend disappeared. The taxpayer has no dependents lives in her own home lives with him 5. The unmarried taxpayer supports her dependent mother, who 6. The taxpayer's wife died last year. His 15 year-old dependent son

Answer 1

	Cases	Filling Status
1	The taxpayers are married on December 31 of the tax year	Married, filing a joint return	B	As the taxpayer is married on the last day of the year he can file as married filing jointly
2	The taxpayer is single, with a dependent child living in her home	Head of Household	D	As the taxpayer is unmarried and has a dependent child living in her home, both the condition for head of household exist
3	The taxpayer is unmarried and is living with his girlfriend	Single	A	As the taxpayer is single
4	The taxpayer is married and his spouse left midyear and has disappeared. The taxpayer has no dependent	Married, filing a joint return	B	As the taxpayer is married on the last day of the year he can file as married filing jointly
5	The unmarried taxpayer supports her dependent mother, who lives in her own home	Head of Household	D	As the taxpayer is unmarried and has a dependent mother, both the condition for head of household exist. Dependent parents need not to live with the taxpayer
6	The taxpayer's wife died last year. His 15 year old dependent son lives with him	Qualifying Widow(er)	E	As the taxpayer's wife died last year and he has a dependent child, he can file as qualifying widower for 2 years after the death of the spouse