https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-filing-a-joint-return-with-my-husband-he-lives-and-works-in-massachusetts-and-i-live-and-work/01/107182#M45324 Since Florida has no state tax there is no need to file a state return for Florida but am I required to file in Massachusetts. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:48:30 GMT paulette_ring 2019-06-01T04:48:30Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-filing-a-joint-return-with-my-husband-he-lives-and-works-in-massachusetts-and-i-live-and-work/01/107182#M45324 Since Florida has no state tax there is no need to file a state return for Florida but am I required to file in Massachusetts. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:48:30 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-filing-a-joint-return-with-my-husband-he-lives-and-works-in-massachusetts-and-i-live-and-work/01/107182#M45324 paulette_ring 2019-06-01T04:48:30Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-according-to-page-5-of-the-massachusetts-instructions/01/107191#M45327 <P>No, according to page 5 of the Massachusetts instructions, under "what are the rules for filing a joint return?", you would both have to be residents of Massachusetts for the same period of time during 2016 in order to file a joint return.&nbsp;<A href="http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dor/forms/inctax16/f1-nrpy/form-1-instructions.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mass.gov/dor/docs/dor/forms/inctax16/f1-nrpy/form-1-instructions.pdf</A></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:48:32 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-according-to-page-5-of-the-massachusetts-instructions/01/107191#M45327 AndreaG 2019-06-01T04:48:32Z