My husband and I got married this year and we had been living in different states prior (him in NJ and me in NY). We ultimately decided to live in NJ which is where we resided on Dec 31, 2017. We are filing jointly for 2017 and it appears to only give me the option for part-year resident for NJ (which is inaccurate for my husband). Could you please tell me how I should go about filing for this year? Should we be filing separately then? or is there a full year resident tax form that i should fill out for him?
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Yes, according to NJ's Department of Taxation, a resident return is completed for your husband.
One spouse New Jersey resident, other spouse nonresident for entire year. If during the entire tax year
one spouse was a resident and the other a nonresident, separate New Jersey returns may be filed,
even if the couple files a joint federal return. The resident should file a resident return and the
nonresident files a nonresident return. They should calculate income and exemptions as if federal
married, filing separate returns had been filed. The spouses have the option of filing a joint return as
residents, in which case their joint income (from both inside and outside New Jersey) would be taxed
as if both were residents.
To file a part-year return for both states, please follow these steps:
NOTE: Be sure to complete the former state first.
[Edited 2/25/18|1:11PM]Yes, according to NJ's Department of Taxation, a resident return is completed for your husband.
One spouse New Jersey resident, other spouse nonresident for entire year. If during the entire tax year
one spouse was a resident and the other a nonresident, separate New Jersey returns may be filed,
even if the couple files a joint federal return. The resident should file a resident return and the
nonresident files a nonresident return. They should calculate income and exemptions as if federal
married, filing separate returns had been filed. The spouses have the option of filing a joint return as
residents, in which case their joint income (from both inside and outside New Jersey) would be taxed
as if both were residents.
To file a part-year return for both states, please follow these steps:
NOTE: Be sure to complete the former state first.
[Edited 2/25/18|1:11PM]Still have questions?
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