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Posted by John D. Goulden on April 18, 2007, 1:57 am
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> I work and live in OH and my spouse work and live in KY. I
> have some questions
>
> 1) Since we live separately, we need to spend twice the
> amount of money on rent and extra expenses on travel. Is
> there any way that I can claim this money as deductions?
Ordinary living expenses and non-business travel are
generally not deductible. However, if you own both
residences, you can probably deduct mortgage interest and
real-estate taxes on both.
> 2) I decided to file federal MFJ. What status I should file
> for state taxes? If I am filing MFJ, how should I calculate
> AGI for either states.
Most states require that the state filing status be the same
as federal. The following links may be helpful. If you have
to file MFJ, you'll probably be filing resident w/
non-resident spouse in both states. The forms are engineered
to separate state from non-state income, compute the
appropriate state income and determine the appropriate
income tax.
http://tax.ohio.gov/channels/other/ohio_taxes.stm
http://www.revenue.ky.gov/
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John D. Goulden
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