Marraied, Joint filing question

[lostsoul2]

What is the name of your state? California

My wife came from NY to CA, so she has been part time NY resident, and has made some earnings there. I have lived in CA all 2004.

Using TurboTax, when i fill in for NY, it mentions my name and my wife's names both in NY. It gives an impression that I have lived there. I have only one W-2 from CA, so it looks odd to me. Shoud not my wife's name be there ONLY?

Second question: My wife has lived 6 months in NY and the later in CA. She has some capital earnings (1099) from her banks. Should they be split 50-50% b/w two states?

The added complication is that she has schedule-D from some partnership in NY. She stopped working for the comapny after she moved to CA.

Thanks

 

[Snipes5]

Your name can be on the NY return, that is fine. Just make sure your income is properly allocated so as not to show on the NY return.

The 1099 income should be split by percentage based on where your wife was living when the income was earned.

Snipes