[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faq-standard-3540":3},{"rec_id":4,"title":5,"text":6},"3540","Married Filing Jointly","Menu Path: \u003Ci>Personal > Filing Status\u003C/i>\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\nEnter on the \u003Ci>Filing Status\u003C/i> screen.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr> \nYou may use the \u003Ci>Married Filing Jointly\u003C/i> filing status if any of the following are true:\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cul> \n\u003Cli>You were married as of December 31, 2025, even if you did not live with your spouse at the end of 2025. \u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>Your spouse died in 2025, and you did not remarry in 2025. \u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>You were married at the end of 2025 and your spouse died in 2026 before filing a 2025 tax return.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\nA taxpayer and spouse may file a joint return, even if only one had income or if they did not live together all year. You are considered married unless a decree of divorce or separate maintenance has been obtained before the end of 2025.",1777391558171]