Following-up on the previous Expert's comments, Georgia requires that your filing status be the same as on your federal return. You indicated that your filing status on your federal return is Married Filing Joint, therefore, your GA return should reflect the same filing status. There is one exception to the requirement of a matching filing status and such exception relates to the non-residency of one of the spouses. In this regard, the GA Tax Booklet states the following:
"Exceptions: One spouse is a resident and the other is a nonresident without any Georgia-source income, your Georgia return may be filed jointly or separately with each spouse claiming the appropriate exemptions and deductions." (Page 11 of the GA Tax Booklet, see link below)
It may be helpful if you provide some additional information as to what your GA return indicates with regard to the income at issue. It appears as if you want all of the income to be reflected on your GA return as joint income, consistent with your federal return, but for some reason, certain income has been designated as your spouse's income. Thus, provide whatever additional information you can, and just a reminder, in any follow-up response, do not include personal identifiable information.
Attached is a link to the GA Tax Booklet for 2021 which you might find helpful.
Georgia Tax Booklet for Tax Year 2021
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