Is filing "Married filing joint" federally but then "Married Filing Separately" for state legal? It sounds like is solves my problem but worry that it is allowed. Also, there is one other thing that muddies water not included in my first response. We sold 2 properties last year. One was a rental in Az we both jointly owned. The other was a house in PA my wife solely owned. Based on you suggestion can I just split the gains and add them to both separate returns?
