FILING STATUS
filing status.Tax. One of the four categories under which a person files an income tax return. •
Under federal law, the four categories are: (1) single; (2) head of household; (3) married filing a
joint return; and (4) married filing separate returns. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3549, 4481.C.J.S.
Internal Revenue §§ 335, 637.][Blacks Law 8th]