Probably, including income and tax. The problem is CA is a community property state which means your spouse automatically earned half of your income while living there. Since you moved in Nov, I have to question if she had already started to establish a new residency, new license, changed voting, new life and was just finishing things up in CA for the move.
If she was still a resident of CA, you will need to file a return. For the filing status, we have to look at these issues:
California is a community property state. If one spouse is a resident of California and the other is a nonresident, then the California:
- Resident may be required to report income earned outside of California.
- Nonresident may be required to report income earned by the resident spouse.
As a part-year resident, you pay tax on:
- All worldwide income received while a California resident
- Income from California sources while you were a nonresident
If you file a joint return for federal purposes, you may file separately for California if either spouse was one of the following:
- An active member of the United States armed forces or any auxiliary military branch during the year
- A nonresident for the entire year and had no income from California sources during the year
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