@boarf16
I agree with @DMarkM1 as long as you are in the military.
1) Assuming your wife is a civilian and only gets a W-2 for working income, then no AL tax return is required.
2) Also, if your spouse is a civilian, she cannot claim WA as her resident state, but as your civilian spouse, she can claim your state (TX) as her state of legal residence (SLR).
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3) Assuming the above is correct, an AL tax return would only be required now, if either of you worked a self-employment, or non-W-2 independent Contractor job in AL, or if you owned property in AL that either of you rented out for income.
4) And a bit strangely, if you, as the military person, worked a civilian W-2 job off-duty in AL, then an AL tax return would be required for that W-2 and taxed at whatever rate AL requires.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
