Filing Status
Response to the following problem:
Indicate the proper filing status for each of the following taxpayers.
a. Unmarried; divorced last year; no dependents
b. Married; spouse has been properly claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer's return
c. Married on December 31, no dependents
d. Widower; spouse died last year; has a dependent 6-year-old child; has not remarried
e. Divorce finalized on December 30; has no dependents
f. Married; maintains a household for more than six months of the year for self and an adopted 4-year-old child who qualifies as a dependent; spouse left home on February 15 of current year and has not been seen since