My husband is in the military and home state is texas, however, we live in Virginia and I have to file virginia state taxes. How do I do this and can I do it online?

jennifer-l-bush — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:17:08 GMT

The online version says I have to purchase the CD and do Married Separate and some complicated instructions, but my understanding is my husband does not need to file state taxes. It's just me?

Well, you can do it online,but it gets a bit messy. _____...

SteamTrain — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:17:09 GMT

Well, you can do it online,but it gets a bit messy.

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For online you would

1) create one account and file MFJ-Federal in that account without any state.

2) create an entirely new account, create a MFS-Fed and MFS-VA file for yourself...pay any software fees, then select file-by-mail for both and print out the forms but only mail-file the state (i don't know if VA requires the MFS-Fed form to be sent in with it or not--check the Filing instructions sheet).

The MFS-VA forms cannot be e-filed since it's not in the same account that your MFJ-Fed tax file is located in.

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So, to do it Online, you must have two separate tax accounts (and carefully keep track of your UseriDs and passwords). Some people, where both spouses are from income-taxing states require three Online accounts in order to accomplish the same thing....if they use Online software

Thus, the desktop software is easier to use since you can create as many separate tax files as you need to use...even create a bunch of test tax files to predict the next year. But even with the Desktop software, you will still have to mail-file the MFS-VA tax return.

topic My husband is in the military and home state is texas, however, we live in Virginia and I have to file virginia state taxes. How do I do this and can I do it online? in Tax help for military filers

My husband is in the military and home state is texas, however, we live in Virginia and I have to file virginia state taxes. How do I do this and can I do it online?

Well, you can do it online,but it gets a bit messy. _____...