The rules vary from state to state. Colorado requires that you use the same filing status on your state return that you used on your federal return.
See page 3: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/104Book.pdf">https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/s...>
By the way, it is generally better that you pose your questions as new questions, rather than as comments on a years-old thread.
**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.
