The Widow Tax Hit Debunked

Published on September 29, 2025

Financial planners perform a valuable service by discussing with married clients what will happen if the income of one of them disappears upon death. But the focus should be on the adequacy of the remaining income to the spending needs of the survivor — not the change in tax rate from married to single.

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