virginia state tax refund help?

my wife is a non resident who pays virginia tax and we live in florida and filing jointly federal income tax. do I need to add my income (I work and live in florida} also when we do our virginia state tax returns?? and what status should I use to file for our virginia state tax refund??

Public Comments

1. There is no "joint" filing in Virginia, although couples can file a "combined" return, which is essentially two single forms on the same page. If your wife is required to file Virginia income tax and you are not, then only file for her.
2. In Virginia you have the option to file Married Filing Jointly and Married Filing Separately. As a non-resident, you wife should get all the money back that was withheld. But Virginia is very stubborn. They audit every single return the brain dead bureaucrat employees spend all their time harassing taxpayers via harassing letters. See if you can get all the money back by filing separately. If not, go ahead and file jointly. Do not add your income. It's none of their business, but they have a "non-resident allocation percentage schedule". Below are the instructions for the Virginia non-resident form.