Married filing jointly but spouse is a full time student, resident of another state with little income

alsathappan · ‎February 25, 2021

Married filing jointly but spouse is a full time student and resident of another state NJ. Spouse has very little income, does spouse need to file taxes in NJ?

ErnieS0 · ‎February 25, 2021

Not if he made $10,000 or less. New Jersey allows married couples to file separately if one person is resident and the other is a nonresident so his threshold would be $10,000.

He had had NJ state tax withheld, he may want to file a return to get a refund.

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ErnieS0 · ‎February 25, 2021

Not if he made $10,000 or less. New Jersey allows married couples to file separately if one person is resident and the other is a nonresident so his threshold would be $10,000.

He had had NJ state tax withheld, he may want to file a return to get a refund.

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alsathappan · ‎February 26, 2021

Thank you very much.

this is the info I was looking for.

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Married filing jointly but spouse is a full time student, resident of another state with little income