Angie and Patrick were married on September 1 of this year. Following a honeymoon in Hawaii, Patrick

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Angie and Patrick were married on September 1 of this year. Following a honeymoon in Hawaii, Patrick died of a heart attack. Neither Angie nor Patrick had any dependents.

What filing status can Angie use this year?

a. Angie must use the single filing status because she was not married as of the end of the year.

b. Angie will be able to file as married filing jointly as long as she would have qualified for this filing status if Patrick had survived.

c. Angie may use the head of household filing status.

d. Angie will be eligible to file as a surviving spouse.

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Fundamentals Of Financial Planning

ISBN: 9781936602094

3rd Edition

Authors: Michael A Dalton, Joseph Gillice

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