@vsundeep11 wrote:
@Opus 17
For last 10 years I was domiciled in Texas, I took this CA job in February this year and had only physical stayed and worked for my employer in CA for 6 weeks, rest all was from Home office in Texas. I was planning on moving to CA from Texas, but with the pandemic and work from home being extended till March 2021. I prefer to stay in TX thru March 2021.
Saving the taxes is less of a concern for me in the current scenario. Just want to stay with the family and avoid unnecessary burden of moving to a new place during pandemic.
If your intention was to move to CA, then I would say that you changed your domicile to CA, then changed it back to TX due to the special circumstances. That would mean you would file a CA return as a part-year resident, instead of as a non-resident. However, in either case, you only pay CA state income tax on the income you earned while you were living and working in CA, so it probably doesn't make a financial difference, and it will be easier to file as a non-resident for 2020.
