Bare with me. I am newly married and we are filing jointly for the first time. My husband is a Marine and we're using Taxslayer.com because it's free for military. I am beyond confused on what to do when it comes to our state taxes. Taxslayer.com allows us to file as many as needed, but... My husband joined the Marines in October 2007 out of Indiana. He had only been living in Indiana for two months and received no income from the state. On his military paperwork, he is listed as being an Indiana resident. He has been stationed in California for all of 2008. He didn't live in Indiana during 2008, though listed as a resident through the military, and he is in California for duty, so does he not have to file any state taxes? Then there's me. I lived in Maryland when 2008 began. While living in Maryland, I worked in Virginia and DC. I moved to California in September, before we were married, so it wasn't technically because of the military. Do I file as 'resident' for Maryland, 'nonresident' for Virginia and DC and... 'part year' for California? Too many states, ahh! And lastly, if we're filing jointly through Taxslayer.com, will our state forms be recognized as being for either me or him? I'm a little confused on that too. If you actually took the time to read this, thank you!