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Can I file a separate state return only (MA) if I have already filed my federal return jointly with my spouse?

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May 15, 2021
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My husband's residence and work are in VT and mine are in MA. We have already filed our federal joint return and were instructed to file our state returns separately. I need to print and mail a state return for MA but TurboTax is not giving me an option to only print/file state without filing federal and paying to file the federal.

TurboTax Self Employed Online

TurboTax will not let you prepare a state only return because the state return is tied to the federal return.

If you created a separate online account to prepare a married filing separate state tax return then your will have to pay for both federal and state.

We recommend doing these with the CD\Download program.

How do I prepare a joint federal return and separate state returns?

Alternatively, you may be able to file online for free with Massachusetts using the free fillable forms electronic program for full-year residents.

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