https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/husband-lived-and-worked-in-tx-all-year-wife-moved-to-co-partway-through-year-and-earned-no-income/01/3786839#M1408139 <P>Texas has no state income tax, but is a community property state, so we assume the wife must file CO state income tax on her half of the husband's W2 income and half of all joint interest/investments. CO does not allow couples to file state taxes separately if federal taxes are filed jointly. <STRONG>Is it possible for a married couple to file federal married filing jointly, the wife file CO state taxes on her community property half, and the husband file no state income tax since he is not a resident of a state that requires it? </STRONG>How can we handle this situation in Turbotax desktop?</P> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:50:39 GMT RaiderGatorBuff 2026-02-18T22:50:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/husband-lived-and-worked-in-tx-all-year-wife-moved-to-co-partway-through-year-and-earned-no-income/01/3786839#M1408139 <P>Texas has no state income tax, but is a community property state, so we assume the wife must file CO state income tax on her half of the husband's W2 income and half of all joint interest/investments. CO does not allow couples to file state taxes separately if federal taxes are filed jointly. <STRONG>Is it possible for a married couple to file federal married filing jointly, the wife file CO state taxes on her community property half, and the husband file no state income tax since he is not a resident of a state that requires it? </STRONG>How can we handle this situation in Turbotax desktop?</P> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:50:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/husband-lived-and-worked-in-tx-all-year-wife-moved-to-co-partway-through-year-and-earned-no-income/01/3786839#M1408139 RaiderGatorBuff 2026-02-18T22:50:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-husband-lived-and-worked-in-tx-all-year-wife-moved-to-co-partway-through-year-and-earned-no/01/3786898#M1408169 <P>Can you clarify if she established domicile in Colorado? &nbsp;If you need to file a part year return, you will have to file a Joint Colorado return if you filed a Joint federal return. &nbsp;You will be able to allocate the Colorado income for each spouse so the husband will have zero Colorado income and the wife will have the community income for the time period she was living in Colorado. &nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>See <A href="https://tax.colorado.gov/income-tax-topics-part-year-residents-nonresidents" target="_blank">Income Tax Topics: Part-Year Residents &amp; Nonresidents.</A></P> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:10:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-husband-lived-and-worked-in-tx-all-year-wife-moved-to-co-partway-through-year-and-earned-no/01/3786898#M1408169 MaryK4 2026-02-18T23:10:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-husband-lived-and-worked-in-tx-all-year-wife-moved-to-co-partway-through-year-and-earned-no/01/3786908#M1408174 <P>Yes, wife established domicile/residency in CO. Turbotax desktop will walk us through how to file a joint CO return and allocate the community funds, I assume?</P> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:16:53 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-husband-lived-and-worked-in-tx-all-year-wife-moved-to-co-partway-through-year-and-earned-no/01/3786908#M1408174 RaiderGatorBuff 2026-02-18T23:16:53Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-husband-lived-and-worked-in-tx-all-year-wife-moved-to-co-partway-through-year-and-earned-no/01/3786941#M1408189 <P>Yes, TurboTax will walk you through- but you will have to calculate the entries for the Colorado income. &nbsp;You can use one half multiplied by the percentage of time she was a Colorado resident. &nbsp;I would suggest keeping a copy of your calculations with your tax records. &nbsp;<SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"><a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5978410">@RaiderGatorBuff</a></SPAN>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:31:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-husband-lived-and-worked-in-tx-all-year-wife-moved-to-co-partway-through-year-and-earned-no/01/3786941#M1408189 MaryK4 2026-02-18T23:31:35Z