TomD8
Level 15

State tax filing

"If the spouse earning the  California source income is domiciled in a community property state,  community income will be split equally between the spouses . Both spouses will have California source income and they will not qualify for the nonresident spouse exception."  Page 3, California Form 540NR instruction booklet.  
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2016/16_540nrbk.pdf">https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2016/16_540nrbk.pdf</...>
**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.