How do I file state taxes if married living & working in different states?
My husband and I got married in May 2006, he is active military and has Iowa residency, I held a job& residency in IL and FL, I was able to file our federal taxes no problem. But with our state taxes I'm lost. How do I file for each state without having my IL & FL income count on his Iowa return and vice versa, what forms do I fill out....HELP, I don't want to get audited after our first year of marriage!! Thanks to anyone who helps! :)
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- You need to file your state tax for the state that you work in regardless of the state your husband lives in.
- you can file separate for state purposes. your husband can file an IA 1040 since he is an IA resident. http://www.state.ia.us/tax/forms/indinc.html#TaxYear where do you live? you would file an IL 1040 (if you are an IL resident). you would file Schedule NR if you were a non-resident or part-year resident of IL. FL does not have an income tax so you would not need to file in FL. http://www.tax.illinois.gov/TaxForms/Incm2006/ind/index.htm check out the website below. it has info on all state taxes. maybe your husband is eligible for some tax exemption since he is in the military.
