@chunhuach wrote:
yes sorry I can make it clearer.
she filed for divorce at end of Apri 2023. At that point we took a snapshot of our assets. we still live in the same house (for the benefit of the children), but our finances are separated.
Please see a tax expert.
It appears that your marital "community" ended when your wife filed for divorce, even though you continued to live in the same house.
https://www.genesislawfirm.com/community-property-wa-divorces
That probably means that one your tax return, you report half of your own income income from 1/1/23 to the date of divorce, and half of her income for those dates, and half of any bank interest or investment income that was paid during those dates (regardless of when the interest was technically earned). Then you only report your own income from the date of the filing to the end of the year. She must do likewise.
It is not clear to me how investment income would be divided after the date of the filing. That may also be an item for the judge to consider when dividing your assets, so you might not want to pay taxes on that income until you find out how much will be yours and how much to your ex. It is also not clear how job withholding should be divided, although I presume in proportion to the income.
You really need a specialist for this year, unless you can agree to file jointly.
