Georgia is unmarried and maintains a home in which she and her unmarried daughter Karla age 34, live. Karla is an engineer and earns $52,000 annually. Karla had some severe financial difficulties two years ago and Georgia has been helping her out ever since. Georgia's spouse died in 2017. What is Georgia's filing status for 2018?

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Georgia's filing status for 2018 is "Single" because she is unmarried, her spouse died in 2017, and she does not qualify for "Surviving Spouse" status as she does not have a dependent child. Karla, being 34 and earning $52,000, does not qualify as a dependent child for tax purposes.

Georgia Is Unmarried and Maintains a Home in Which She