I know that if you are a U.S citizen you can include your spouse in filing taxes by filing married jointly for Federal. I wanted to know the case for State tax? Do i file as single in state tax or married as well(joint or separate?)?? Thank you

You file your state(s) return with the same filing status as you used for the Federal.

Married filing jointly? I thought it is only for federal because my husband is a non-resident alien. He still abroad but we got married early last year

Call your state Dept of Revenue if you don't believe me.

Both are filed same.......

I agree...for Illinois, it clearly states to use the same filing status as the one on your federal return.

In PA you can file with a different status than your federal return. I'm filing my federal return as married filing jointly and I'm filing my PA return as married filing seperately. I'll spare you all the details of why I'm doing it this way but I just wanted to point out that every state has their own tax code so don't think that what applies in one state will necessarily apply in another.

it really depends on your state. you should call the dept. that's responsible for taxation in your state.