In a community property state (CA to be specific), are the income allocations on Part III of Form 8379 governed by the rules of the state? For example, say spouse 1 has $60K in W-2 income and spouse 2 has $40K. Are each allocated $50K on the form, or is each listed with the amount shown on the W-2? Thank you.
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Yes, the amounts earned/paid by the Community are split equally in half, each spouse is allocated half of the totals. I assume the spouses lived together during the year and the Community was still intact.Circular 230 Disclosure:
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