@natestaff26 wrote:
Married living in 2 different states for more than a year. Dependants live with me. She has a job and student loans interest but we don't talk so she's not going to give me numbers. Turbo tax is telling me to file HOH but what does she file?.
In general, if you lived apart, and you have custody of at least one qualifying dependent, you can file as head of household. You don't need to provide any information about your spouse. As you are legally married, and if your spouse does not have a qualifying person to claim for HOH status, they would file as married filing separately.
If you were married in a community property state, however, professional advice might be recommended. There are some tricky aspects to filing separate returns when you have community property (including the question of whether you have community income after your separation, which depends on state law).
