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Who Needs to File Tax Returns?
Marital Status |
Filing Status |
Age |
Gross Income |
| Single (including divorced and legally separated) | Single | under 65 65 or older |
$7,800 $8,950 |
| Head of Household | under 65 65 or older |
$10,050 $11,200 |
|
| Married, with a child in your home, living apart from your spouse during the last 6 months of 2003 | Head of household | under 65 65 or older |
$10,050 $11,200 |
| Married, living with your spouse at the end of 2003 (or on he date your spouse died) | Married, joint return | under 65 (both spouses) 65 or older (one spouse) 65 or older (both spouses) |
$15,600 $16,550 $17,500 |
| Married, separate return | any age | $3,050 |
|
| Married, not living with your spouse at the end of 2003 (or on the date your spouse died) | Married, joint or separate return | any age | $3,050 |
| Widowed before 2003 and not remarried in 2003 | Single | under 65 65 or older |
$7,800 $8,950 |
| Head of household | under 65 65 or older |
$10,050 $11,200 |
|
| Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child | under 65 65 or older |
$12,550 $13,500 |