Alternative minimum tax threshold: — $ 80,800 for a married couple filing a joint return, and
qualifying widows and widowers.
Standard deduction: — $ 12,200 for married couples filing a joint return, and
qualifying widows and widowers.
Standard deductions for 2012 are $ 5,950 for singles, $ 11,900 for married filing jointly, $ 8,700 for heads of household, $ 5,950 for married filing separately and $ 11,900 for
qualifying widows and widowers.
For the tax - year 2008, Congress raised the alternative minimum tax exemption to the following levels: $ 69,950 for a married couple filing a joint return and
qualifying widows and widowers, $ 34,975 for a married person filing separately, and $ 46,200 for singles and heads of household.
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.
To keep things simple, the phase out threshold is $ 55,000 for married couples filing separately, $ 75,000 for single, head of household,
and qualifying widow or
widower filers,
and $ 110,000 for married couples filing jointly.
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.
And if you are a recent
widow or
widower, it's possible you may
qualify to file as a
qualifying widow or
widower.
For the 2012 tax year, there were six marginal tax brackets, with rates ranging from 10 percent to 35 percent, across four categories — single filers, married filing jointly or
qualifying widow /
widower, married filing separately,
and head of household.
Widows and widowers also
qualify for guaranteed home loans.
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.
The IRS gives you several options to choose from: single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, head of household,
and qualifying widow or
widower with dependent child.
The rates remain the same but the tax brackets are doubled for married couples filing jointly, heads - of - household,
and qualifying widows /
widowers.
A Widow's,
Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory Pension is paid to
widowed people or surviving civil partners without dependent children, who do not
qualify for a contributory pension
and who pass a means test.
A
Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant is a once - off payment for
widows,
widowers and surviving civil partners with
qualified children, to provide income support after the death of their spouse / civil partner.
This grant applies only to
widows,
widowers (
widowed since 1 December 1999)
and surviving civil partners (since 1 January 2011) who have at least one
qualified child.
If you are
widowed and do not
qualify for a Widow's,
Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension based on either your own or your late spouse's insurance record, you may
qualify for a Widow's,
Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension.
To
qualify you must, of course, be a
widow,
widower or surviving civil partner
and you must not be cohabiting with another person.
Widow's,
Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension The Widow's,
Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory Pension is payable to
widowed people or surviving civil partners without dependent children who do not
qualify for a contributory pension
and who pass a means test.