As for Total Alkalinity (TA), you use baking soda to raise that, not 20 Mule Team Borax which is used to raise the pH. Your pH is now probably way too high. As for algae, you need to shock the pool.
Death of One Spouse. If your spouse dies during the tax year, you can still file a joint married return with him. Even if he dies in January, you're considered married for the entire year, as long as you don't remarry before December 31.In that case, you could file jointly with your new spouse, and you â or the executor of your first spouse's estate â would have to file a return for him as married but filing separately.ven if he dies in January, you're considered married for the entire year, as long as you don't remarry before December 31. In that case, you could file jointly with your new spouse, and you â or the executor of your first spouse's estate â would have to file a return for him as married but filing separately.
You can still file as Married Filing Jointly even if your spouse died on January 1 (the first day of the tax year). For the next two years, you may be able to file as a Qualifying Widow or Widower with a Dependent Child.ou can then use the filing status that gives you and your spouse the biggest refund or the lowest tax liability. Learn about the Married Filing Separately filing status. We encourage you to use the free efile.com tax calculator to estimate the results of preparing a joint return versus separate returns.