Hi,
We are in the same situation. I work and live in NC . My spouse work and live in NY. We both own houses in NC and NY. I am using turbotax software download and purchased both states NY and NC.
1. We filed federal tax returns as Married Filling Jointly by efile.
2. For my state NC state tax returns: Created mock Married filling separate and used my income and deductions. Filed only NC state returns by efile.
3. For my spouse NY state tax returns: Created mock Married filling separate and used my spouse's income and deductions. We were not able to efile NY state returns for my spouse because software doesn't recognize federal returns. I guess we have to file it by mail. There is software glitch there for your spouse filing state returns as MFS,=.
But these are following issues we don't have clarity and will be helpful if you can explain.
a. NC state resident (me): Should I also file NY state tax returns as Non-resident?
Mock MFS preparation created mock MFS federal as well as MFS NC and NY tax returns. I filed NC state only by efile. I didn't live in NY in 2020 (expect visiting) but we own house there.
b. NY state resident (spouse): Should my spouse also file NC state tax returns as Non-resident?
Mock MFS preparation created mock MFS federal as well as MFS NY and NC tax returns. Spouse was unable to filed NY state returns by e file.
Thank you
