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    Apr 10, 2007, 03:45 PM
    Community Property when filing joint state return
    I am filing CA state return and a little confused with Community Property Laws and when these apply. I am filing a joint return with my spouse and she is not CA resident (but I am) but lives in another community property state. Does it mean that 50% of her income is still CA taxable because of the 50%-splitting?

    I see a lot of examples of how to split income for spearate filing but not sure it also matters for joint return.
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    Apr 19, 2007, 08:40 AM
    No. If your wife did not earn her income in California, then California has NO claim on it for income tax purposes.
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