QSS

Business & Finance abbreviation · Tax

QSS
Stands forQualifying surviving spouse
CategoriesBusiness & Finance

QSS stands for Qualifying surviving spouse, a tax abbreviation.

Filing status that lets a widow or widower with a dependent child use joint-return tax rates and the joint standard deduction for the two years after the year the spouse died.

Example: My accountant says I can file as QSS for the next two years.

Usage notes

Called "qualifying widow(er)" until the 2022 tax year, when the IRS adopted the gender-neutral name.

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