California is a community property state. Community Property is defined as, "Community income corresponds with community property, which are assets or other property held in common by married couples in community property states. These states follow the rule that all assets acquired during a marriage are considered co-owned equally by each spouse."
This can affect you even if you file a Married Filing Separate return for California. MFS returns in a community property state will factor in the filing spouses full income and half the non-filing spouses income. If you were self employed this is why it is calculating part of your self-employment income.
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