Let's take this step by step.
- Your Federal return will not be affected. So Married Filing Jointly will be fine.
- You worked in Massachusetts the entire time. So the entire amount will be taxed in Massachusetts.
- You will file both Rhode Island and Massachusetts as Part-Year residents
- You will allocate 5/12ths of your Massachusetts income to Rhode Island.
- I suggest you do Massachusetts first so you can calculate the Rhode Island tax credit.
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