MY SPOUSE DIED LAST YEAR. CAN I FILE AS SINGLE AND LET HIS ESTATE FILE HIS TAX RETURN?

[bub]

MY SPOUSE DIED LAST YEAR.  CAN I FILE AS SINGLE AND LET HIS ESTATE FILE HIS TAX RETURN?

[sjrcpa]

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[dkh]

Who's handling the estate return?   Why not ask them?

[IRonMaN]

My first day of barber school taught me that the answer is "no".

[PATAX]

I would hope that there is an attorney who specializes in that matter taking care of that estate... Just my opinion...

[PATAX]

Iron Man as you know Barbers that have plenty of clients do quite well financially... No cost of goods sold... Just my opinion

[IRonMaN]

It's pretty much tax free income -------------- no 1099, no income, right? 🤔

[sjrcpa]

I bet a lot of it is paid in cash, too. If you don't put it in the bank, it's not taxable, right?

[IRonMaN]

Coffee cans in the back yard.  But you do need to invest in a good metal detector so you can make a "withdrawal" from time to time.