Actually, there is an exception in your case. Couples who file a joint federal return and one spouse is a nonresident of North Carolina and had no North Carolina taxable income may file: (1) a joint North Carolina return or (2) the spouse with the North Carolina taxable income may file a separate North Carolina return. Taxpayers who choose to file a separate North Carolina return must attach a separate federal return or a schedule showing the computation of separate federal taxable income to the North Carolina return.
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