Fed:Joint-filing + State:Separate-filing?

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Fed:Joint-filing + State:Separate-filing?

I'm married. Is it allowed to have joint-filing for federal tax and separate-filing for state tax?

2007-04-09 20:20:16 · 2 answers · asked by Jeff 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States

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I don't think you can because you have to enter information from your federal forms onto your state forms. The numbers will be off though because they are calculated for a joint filing. I think you have to choose one or the other and be consistent for both filings. On a side note - joint filing is almost always better than single.

2007-04-10 01:00:11 · answer #1 · answered by rosekm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It depends on the state - some places you can, but in most you have to file the same way for state as you did for federal.

2007-04-10 14:06:53 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋