Multiple Choice $1-17$

Filing Status and Tax Computation $($LO $1\mathrm{.}5)$

Joan, who was divorced in $2023,$ had filed a joint tax return with her husband in $2022.$ During $2023,$ she did not remarry and continued to maintain her home in which her two dependent children lived. In the preparation of her tax return for $2023,$ Joan should file as:

a$.$ A surviving spouse.

b$.$ Married, filing jointly.

c$.$ Married, filing separately.

d$.$ Head of household.

e$.$ None of these choices are correct.