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Definition single for income tax purpose
You are single if:
- on the last day of the tax year, you are unmarried or legally separated from your spouse under a divorce or separate maintenance decree.
- you are a widow(er) before January 1 of this tax year and did not remarry before the end of this tax year. However, you might consider to use another filing status that gives lower tax rates: head of household or qualifying widow(er) with dependent child.