The Taxpayer's Spouse Died at the Beginning of 2013

question 82

Multiple Choice

The taxpayer's spouse died at the beginning of 2013.He has no qualifying child.Which status should the taxpayer select when filing his tax return for 2014?

• A) Single.
• B) Married Filing Separately.
• C) Married Filing Jointly.
• D) Qualifying Widow(er).

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Definitions:

Substitution

The act of replacing one thing with another, especially a similar item, in response to changes in market conditions or personal preferences.

Convex Preferences

In microeconomics, a condition where consumers prefer a mix of goods over having only one good, illustrated by a convex shape of their indifference curves.

Centered

In a general context, it means being in the middle or at the heart of something; in mathematics, it can refer to the process of adjusting data points or a distribution so that its mean equals zero.

Convex Preferences

Refers to a situation in economics where a consumer prefers a mix or combination of goods over having all of one good, demonstrating a desire for diversity in consumption.