State tax filing

In my last message I mentioned the possibility of filing status being the culprit -- it indeed is.  If I complete the estimated step-by-step using Married Filing Jointly -- I get what I need, sort of, because the exemptions are not correct -- it shows $4000 instead of $2000 -- so I add $2000 to the Federal Adjust Gross Income for 2023 and got the numbers I needed.

 

This is not an idea situation -- the Tax Hints clearly say that the estimated portion of the program uses the current state filing status -- ideally, you should be able to choose what ever status you want?

 

Thanks.

Cindy