My wife didn't work in NJ for 2024. But her income is being counted for NJ state taxes for 2024. How do I edit NJ's income to count only my income and exclude her income?

[Mike9241]

where is she domiciled (her permanent home/resi)? If it's NJ, she's a resident and it taxes their resident's the earnings of those working in other states.

link to NJ instructions

https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/current/1040i.pdf 

Married/Civil Union Couples. If you are married and file
a joint federal return, you must also file a joint New Jersey
return. If you file separate federal returns, you must also file
separate State returns. However, if you are a partner in a civil
union, your filing status for New Jersey may not match your
federal filing status.
If one spouse was a nonresident during the entire tax year and
the other spouse was a resident during any part of the tax year,
the resident can file a separate New Jersey return. The resident
calculates income and exemptions as if a federal married, filing
separate return had been filed. You have the option of filing a
joint return, but in that case, your joint income would be taxed
as if you both were residents.

[abhijaypatne]

She was domiciled in WA state in 2024 and continues to stay in WA in 2025. I was domiciled in NJ for the entire year and worked in NY state.

We both work in the private sector, so not a part of any civil union.

> If one spouse was a nonresident during the entire tax year and
the other spouse was a resident during any part of the tax year,
the resident can file a separate New Jersey return. The resident
calculates income and exemptions as if a federal married, filing
separate return had been filed.

Does that mean I (resident) can file as "single" and only include my income? If yes, how do I edit my income in Turbotax online app such that it only counts my income during tax calculation?

I restarted my NJ state tax and tried selecting different options: "single", "married filing separate return" and "married filing jointly" but in all the cases I saw combined income. I didn't see an option to only count single income for NJ state. How do I change the income calculated?

[KeshaH · Accepted solution]

You would file as Married Filing Separately, not Single. To change your filing status on your NJ return, make sure that I am not filng with the same marital status as I used on my Federal return is checked on the Other situations that may apply to you screen.

[abhijaypatne]

Thanks! This helped resolve the issue.