It depends on what states you are speaking about. Every state has their own rules and the rules of one state do not have to be consistent with a neighboring state.
In general, if you are your wife are residents of different states, you can file together or separate. If you file together, a state generally taxes your total joint income and allows a credit for tax paid to the other state.
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