I think that's the reverse of what I was trying to ask. We both need to take the standard deduction on Federal. That is correct at the moment. NY State allows itemized deductions even if the standard deduction is taken on Federal. My status is married filing separately and it asks me for the filing status in the New York interview. Hers is Head of Household and TurboTax does not ask. I can't find where there is a "Head of Household" exemption in NY from the requirement for both spouses to itemize or not, so it should ask the question.
