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rangark
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Tax filing status

Dear Tax Consultant

 

I am going to live and work on w2 in Illinois throughout 2025 while my wife lives and works on w2 in Arizona with our one dependent son . So far we have been living and filing taxes together in AZ as MFJ ( both Fed and AZ State ).

As I need to choose the proper status in my new W4 in 2025, I need to your advise if it is fine to choose MFS for both of us in our respective w4 OR MFJ is still a better choice for both of us. Also what is the filing requirements for both of us in AZ and/or IL. Please advise. Thank you!

 

Regards

Rangarajan Krishnan 

 

  

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Tax filing status

You can still file jointly and that’s almost always the better choice. Filing requirements for each state can be found on their respective websites. 

TomD8
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Tax filing status

Two things to be aware of:

 

The filing status you use on your W-4 is strictly for tax withholding purposes.  You are not obligated to use the same filing status on your actual tax return that you used on your W-4.

 

Arizona is a community property state.  If you file MFS in AZ, you must split your wife's income between your two AZ returns.

 

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.
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