tyk
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Residency status of NRA spouse for the state tax return (GA)

For tax year 2024, I was a resident alien, and my spouse was a nonresident alien. For the federal return, we are going to treat my NRA spouse as a resident for US income tax purposes and choose Married Filing Jointly in Form 1040. For GA state tax return, however, could we still treat my NRA spouse as a resident for tax purposes and choose Married Filing Jointly in Georgia Form 500? My spouse and I lived in GA the entire year (2024) and had no any income out of GA. Thank you.