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married filing separately

2meagand — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:26:42 GMT

I worked and lived in Virginia part of 2021 and in North Carolina for the rest of the year. My wife lived with me in both states. Why is turbo tax saying I have to file seperately.

Re: married filing separately

LeonardS — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 21:24:40 GMT

Revisit the personal Info section to verify that you indicated that you want to file married filing jointly.

Re: married filing separately

2meagand — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 21:28:34 GMT

Just checked and it has us filing jointly. This came up when I started on the state taxes.

Re: married filing separately

2meagand — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 21:38:39 GMT

It is telling me that I have to file separately because I lived in two states for part of the year. I think it want two state returns which is what I was planning, but it refers me here for detailed instructions which I can't find and it won't let me proceed with the state return. Anybody have an answer?

Re: married filing separately

MaryK4 — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 21:43:37 GMT

For Virginia, if you and your spouse filed a joint federal return, but only one of you is a Virginia resident, the resident must use Filing Status 3, Married, Filing a Separate Return. @2meagand

Re: married filing separately

2meagand — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 22:00:23 GMT

Thanks but we were both residents of VA for 2 months and North Carolina the remain 10 months. I started with the North Carolina taxes and it is letting me proceed. Maybe if I get those done it will let me continue with VA.