If the state where the couple lived doesn't recognize same - sex marriages, a surviving partner may still
qualify as a widow or widower for Social Security benefits if the intestacy laws of that state allow the surviving partner of a non-marital legal relationship (such as a civil union or domestic partnership) to inherit as a spouse.
However, a person who is divorced from his / her spouse or their civil partnership has been dissolved prior to death of spouse / civil partner, being a divorce or dissolution that is recognised as valid in the State, and had not remarried or entered into another spouse / civil partnership will
qualify as a widow / er / surviving civil partner provided all other qualifying conditions are satisfied.
Not exact matches
You may be able to file
as «
qualifying widow / widower» if your spouse passed away sometime during the previous two years, you have not remarried, and you have a dependent at home.
If a person receives
widow's or widower's benefits, and will
qualify for a retirement benefit that's more than their survivors benefit, they can switch to their own retirement benefit
as early
as age 62 or
as late
as age 70.
If your
widow or widower
qualifies for retirement benefits on his or her own record, they can switch to their own retirement benefit
as early
as age 62.
A single person without children files
as a single; a single person with dependents who maintains her own home files
as a head of household; a married couple, with or without children, files either
as married filing joint or married filing separate; and a recent
widow (er) may file
as a
qualifying widow (er), which is the same, in effect,
as married filing joint.
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If you are not legally married, you must file
as single, head of household or
qualifying widow / widower.
For example, if you file
as a single, head of household, or
qualifying widow (er) taxpayer for the 2017 tax year and have more than $ 75,000 in adjusted gross income ($ 55,000 for married filing separately, $ 110,000 for joint filers), the reduction increases
as the amount exceeding the limit increases.
(For the two years following a spouse's death, the surviving spouse can file
as a
qualifying widow or widower.
And if you are a recent
widow or widower, it's possible you may
qualify to file
as a
qualifying widow or widower.
Change your w - 4 after the initial tax year elapses if you do not meet the criteria
as a
qualifying widow (you do not have a dependent).
If a person receives
widow's or widower's benefits, and will
qualify for a retirement benefit that's more than their survivors benefit, they can switch to their own retirement benefit
as early
as age 62 or
as late
as age 70.
If you file a joint return or use the
qualifying widow (er) status, your MAGI (
as of publication date) has to be more than $ 250,000
Qualifying Widower with Dependent Child (This can apply to
widows as well
as widowers.)
The adjusted gross income limitation for determining the maximum Roth IRA contribution for taxpayers filing a joint return or
as a
qualifying widow (er) is $ 186,000.
The applicable dollar amount for determining the deductible amount of an IRA contribution for taxpayers who are active participants filing a joint return or
as a
qualifying widow (er) is $ 99,000.
If you file
as single, head of household, or
qualifying widow or widower, you may exclude up to $ 30,000 in 2017.
Funeral homes notify SSA routinely, and she would have likely
qualified for the small one - time death benefit of $ 255, and probably informed that she was eligible at age 60
as a
widow.
Qualifying Widower with Dependent Child (This can apply to
widows as well
as widowers.)
If your spouse is dead, you could potentially file
as a
qualifying widow (er).