TAXPAYER CHANGED RESIDENCE FROM CT TO FL 4/1/23. SPOUSE FULL YEAR RESIDENT OF CT. CT INSTRUCTIONS SAY THEY SHOULD FILE MFS IN CT EVEN IF MJF FEDERALLY. HOW?

[sjrcpa]

Prepare the federal joint return, coding everything as T,S, J.

Then split into MFS. Check everything carefully. Prepare the CT returns from the MFS files.

[bethbrake]

Thank you! The taxpayer is to file CT part year/nonresident tax return and the spouse is a full year resident.  Should I make a copy of their file and do the MFS from that file? I guess I would have to make two copies so I can input the spouse's information from the second copy, the husband's and file the two state returns from those files.  File the federal from the original.  I am guessing this cannot be done electronically.

[sjrcpa]

There is an option to split a MFJ file into 2 MFS files 

https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/tax-filing-status/split-married-filing-joi...

[bethbrake]

Thank you so much!