Federal tax as joint but state tax as separated?

Question

I was a resident of CA for whole of 2006, but my wife was part year IN resident, before she moved to CA permanently. For our tax purpose, can we file a joint Federal return, but individual state tax returns?

Answer 1

yes she qualifies as apart year resident. you also may qualify for cal return if she had income in Cal.

Answer 2

It depends on the state. Many states require that you file state with the same status as federal.