Yes, When doing a Community Property allocation you will take the TOTAL for the community property for each category then divide it in half. Each spouse will add or subtract to make up the difference of the half.
For example:
Spouse (1) made $80,000 and Spouse (2) made $120,000 the total wages are $200,000. One-half will be allocated to each spouse, which is $100,000 to each.
You would add $20K to Spouse (1) and subtract $20K from Spouse (2). You must do this in every category.
California is a community property state. In plain English, this means that generally, property acquired during the marriage by either spouse is presumed to be owned by each spouse equally. Community property states usually require that your income be split 50-50.
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