Ask the Editor, February 27: Questions on Tax Returns and Decedents

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Each week, in our Ask the Editor series, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter editor, answers questions on topics submitted by readers. This week she's looking at five questions on how to file a tax return for someone who died. (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Tax Letter or subscribe.)

1. Filing a joint return with a deceased spouse