California Taxpayers in a Registered Domestic Partnership may file a federal tax return using the filing status of Single, or if qualified, Head of Household, however for California filing purposes, these taxpayers may use Married filing jointly or Married filing separately.
To chose this filing status in the Desktop program, from the main menu of the CA Return, select;
- Personal Information
- Other Categories
- File Return with RDP
Enter the Domestic Partners personal information.
Once the filing status has been changed to RDP the preparer will need to make adjustments to the California return to include the Domestic Partners income/subtractions/credits etc.
Note: California personal exemptions and the California standard deduction will calculate automatically.