I am filing as married for the first time this year. My spouse and I both live together in New York. I work in Connecticut and my spouse works in NY. In the past I filed taxes in both NY & CT- as a nonresident of CT. Can we file federal taxes with Married filing Jointly status and state taxes with Married filing Separately in our situation? Or do our federal and state filing statuses all need to match? Further, could we file both federal and NY taxes as married filing jointly, and then I alone just file CT taxes as married filing separately since my spouse is neither a resident or working in CT? What would be the best way to handle this situation for the best return.
