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Module 5: Filing Status

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Answer the following multiple-choice questions about filing status by clicking on the correct answers. To assess your answers, click the Check My Answers button at the bottom of the page.

  1. A taxpayer has dependent children. The taxpayer's spouse died last year. Prior to the death of the spouse, the taxpayer was eligible to use the married filing jointly filing status. Which filing status will the taxpayer probably use this year?
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  1. Peter and Anne are married and live together, but they are experiencing difficulties caused by Anne's financial problems. Peter wants to be responsible for his own taxes, but he doesn't want to have anything to do with Anne's tax troubles. Which filing status should Peter and Anne use?
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  1. Which of the following filing statuses has the lowest tax rates?
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