I am a full-year resident of NJ. Husband immigrated to NJ from foreign country on July 2019. Husband's income was earned only in foreign country prior to July and he did not make any income during the second half of the year, while a resident of NJ.
It was favorable to file MFJ for federal due to foreign income exclusion; however, when we try to file MFJ for NJ, we are being taxed on his income from Europe.
If we file MFJ for fed, can we file MFS for the state of NJ? The NJ tax website is clear that one non-resident spouse and one full-year resident spouse can file separately, but does not explicitly mention what to do for part-year / full-year spouses.
