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    Mar 22, 2011, 12:28 PM
    Federal Jointly but separate States?
    My husband and I would like to file jointly for federal but no sure how to file for states when he worked in Michigan and I in Illinois.
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    Mar 22, 2011, 12:31 PM

    What state(s) do you each live in? Is one of you commuting between sates every day to go to work?
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    Mar 22, 2011, 01:44 PM
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    In 2010, we had separate residences.. he lived and worked in in Michigan while I lived and worked in Illinois.
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