• Married Filing Jointly - Combines Income and Deductions: With this status, you and your spouse combine your income, deductions, and credits onto a single tax return. This will include earned income tax-credits, child-tax credits and other associated credits and deductions.

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• Qualified Surviving Spouse - You must have been entitled to file a joint return with your spouse for the year they died, even if you did not actually file a joint return. Remarriage Status: You must not remarry before the end of the current tax year for which you are filing. If you have qualifying children this filing status will include earned income tax-credits, child-tax credits and other associated credits and deductions.

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• Married Filing Separately - Each spouse is responsible for the tax due on their own return. This can be an advantage for couples who want to keep their finances separate or who are concerned about their spouse's potential tax liabilities or undisclosed income. If you have qualifying children this filing status will include earned income tax-credits, child-tax credits and other associated credits and deductions.

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Head of Household - filing status on tax returns used by unmarried taxpayers who support a qualifying dependent. The Head of Household must pay for more than one-half of the qualifying person's support and housing costs. If you have qualifying children this filing status will include earned income tax-credits, child-tax credits and other associated credits and deductions.