Surviving Spouse - This is a person whose wife or husband died during tax year. A surviving spouse can file a JOINT RETURN for the year in which death occurred. Additionally a joint return can be filed for two succeeding tax years if during that time surviving spouse:
1. remains unmarried
2. Maintains as his home a household which is the principal place of abode during the entire TAX YEAR for a child for whom a dependency exemption may be claimed.