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I have repaired similar .. and quick and easy it is not. You can see this broke right above the fingerjoint, which is amazingly strong. Unfortunately Taylor likes the headstock truss rod access ala Gibson, which means this happens a lot when they fall.

There is practically no long grain fiber in the area for the repair, and even epoxy likely wont hold it for the long run. The break is almost vertical .... it WILL need some reinforcement.

What I did was to titebond the break back together to get it to at least hold. Then I made a jig to route two slots on the back of the neck and headstock, along side the truss rod, into which I put pieces of african blackwood (it was dark neck, and I didnt want to do any finish work). You could also use CF, but working it afterwards will be tough. These were put in with titebond again, which is nice because it doesnt stick to finish, and cleaned up quite well afterwards. The owner loved it.

That guitar held great until the owner dropped it again 2 years later. My repair held perfectly, but it then snapped above my splines, mid headstock. I had to put in two more.

See if you can find another broken one, but with the neck intact. swap them out.