Stephanie, who was divorced in 2015, had filed a joint tax return with her husband in 2014. During 2015, she did not remarry and continued to maintain her home in which her three dependent children lived. In preparation of her 2015 tax return, Stephanie should file as
A) single.
B) head of household.
C) married filing separately.
D) qualifying widow(er).

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Stephanie qualifies to file as head of household because she did not remarry, paid more than half the cost of keeping up her home for the year, and her dependent children lived with her. This status provides more favorable tax rates and higher standard deductions than filing single.

Stephanie, Who Was Divorced in 2015, Had Filed a Joint