On Apr 7, 1:12*pm, gopinathdeep...[at]gmail.com wrote:
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Check the Maryland form instructions. Even though you filed jointly
for federal purposes, your wife can file MFS for Maryland.

The forms don't seem to contemplate the possibility of a joint return
where one spouse is a resident and the other a nonresident. Even the
505 (the nonresident return) doesn't account for the possibility that
one spouse is a resident for a different part of the year than the
other. The simple solution is to file MFS in Maryland.

Katie in San Diego

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<gopinathdeepak2[at]gmail.com> wrote:

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She was a resident, you were a nonresident. MD offers you the choice of
filing separate returns even though you filed a joint Federal return. See
the 502 instructions.

She will file a 502 and be taxed as a resident on only her income. If you
file you will file a 505. According to the 505 instructions you're not
required to file if your MD-source income was below a certain level, but the
502 instructions seem to imply that you both must file. I'd go ahead and
file the 505.

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Phil Marti
Clarksburg, MD

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Hi

I recently got married and my wife is a resident of Maryland. This
year, I am filing a Married-Filing-Jointly return. I already did for
the federal and my North Carolina returns, where I am resident.

I know that I can subtract my income (NC) from the federal gross
income when I file tax returns for Maryland. But, do I file as a non-
resident in this case, while using my wife's income as Maryland non-
resident income?

She did spend the whole year living in Maryland. I am a little
confused about the residency part.

Please help!

- Deepak

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