You need to mail the California (CA) tax return with a copy of both UT separate returns to show CA that you did pay tax to Utah (UT). This allows the credit for taxes paid to another state on the same income since you are filing jointly in CA. CA will then accept that you are entitled to that credit which reduces the overall tax on the CA return.
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