I worked in NJ for the first 3 months of 2016, while maintaining domicile in CA where my spouse was employed full-time. I had a CA driver's license and official lease in CA. Since I also lived for less than 183 days in NJ, maintaining a domicile outside of NJ, I believe I am a non-resident.
Then, I moved back to California for another assignment with the same employer. Employer based in NJ, but started deducting CA state taxes from this point on till the end of the year.
NJ 1040NR and GIT-4 state "Married/Civil Union Couples and Filing
Status. If both you and your spouse
were nonresidents of New Jersey during
the entire tax year, and only one of you
earned, received, or acquired income
from New Jersey sources, the spouse who
had income from New Jersey sources
may file a separate New Jersey return
even if a joint Federal return was filed.
The spouse with income from New Jersey
sources calculates income and exemptions
as if a Federal married, filing separate
return had been filed. You have the
option of filing a joint return, but remember,
joint income would be reported".
So, can I file alone for NJ state tax and if I do, do I file MFS or Single? Does TurboTax even allow for such filing?
