My husband and I were married in 2019. He lives and works in california and I work and live in massachusetts. We were going to file our federal return jointly this year. However for the state return, we are not sure what the policies are for CA and MA. Do we have to file state tax jointly or separately? If we can file separately, is it correct that I pay massachusetts tax for the amount of my salary and my husband pay california tax for the amount of his w2+capital gain? turbotax seems to make my pay MA tax using our total family income (both w2+ his capital gain)? If we file jointly, do we file jointly for both CA and also MA using our total income? Please advise. We purchase turbotax and two states but not sure how to proceed. Thank you!
