CA/UT for a JUST maried couple.

[Lucho]

Can you Californians please help me.

Couple made $56,000 AGI. The young wife living in CA. made $36,974.00 and husband, student, living and working for the university of UT made $19,414.00. wife was a full year CA. resident and husband full year UT resident. (they married last year)

Because this is new to me, I am in need from a good Samaritan to guide me in the way I have to prepare this return. The way I am doing it does not look right. If I open CA 540 and UT TC-40 both states uses the federal adjusted gross income (which I consider to be correct). If opening CA 540NR I don't find the way to tell the program who was the non resident, also, I can not find the UT Non Resident form. In the way I have being doing the return, both states are taxing the earnings from the other state.

I will highly appreciate your help.

[jainen]

>>opening CA 540NR I don't find the way to tell he program who was the non resident<<

For California, use the 540NR with Form CA(540NR). (The CA stands for Calif. Adjustments). That will not only show residency status, but break out the non-California income as well. Don't just take the clients' word about residency, though. You are going to need to determine it under each state's separate rules.

[Lucho]

>>opening CA 540NR I don't find the way to tell he program who was the non resident<<

For California, use the 540NR with Form CA(540NR). (The CA stands for Calif. Adjustments). That will not only show residency status, but break out the non-California income as well. Don't just take the clients' word about residency, though. You are going to need to determine it under each state's separate rules.

Thank you jainen.