i got married in September 2024, and my spouse was not a resident of california till January 2025. what date do i put them in as being a resident?

[xmasbaby0]

When you file a 2025 return--next year in early 2026 -- your spouse will be a resident of CA.   For 2024, he was not a CA resident if he did not move to CA until January of 2025.

[pk]

@shrivatsk , for 2024  tax year -- federal you can file MFJ  ( that does mean that your spouse's income is also taxed by the Fed.  Or you can file  MFS and leave her income out ( if she is NRA ).   For CA, your income is CA sourced  but her is not --- and her residency starts when she settled/entered CA.

Are you a US person ( citizen/GreenCard / Resident for Tax Purposes )?  How about her ?

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