Lisa's husband died in 2012.Lisa did not remarry,and continued to maintain a home for herself and her dependent daughter during 2013,2014,and 2015 providing full support for herself and her daughter during these years.For 2015,Lisa's filing status is:

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Lisa qualifies as a "qualifying widow(er) with dependent child" for the tax years 2013-2015, allowing her to use the more favorable tax rates and standard deduction of a married individual filing jointly. This status is renamed to "surviving spouse" for simplicity, but it still requires that the surviving spouse not have remarried and provide a home for a dependent child for the tax year. The option of filing as single or married filing separately would result in higher taxes for Lisa.

Lisa's Husband Died in 2012