zurlita
Returning Member

living as a guest in my friend's house

Hi!

I would like to ask for your advice in the following situation:

Last year I lived with my husband in a rented apartment for 7 months. Then I lived abroad for 2 months. Then, I returned to the US and lived the remaining 3 months as a guest in the houses of two friends without paying rent. At this moment I don't have a permanent residence anywhere. I had my W2 form  for the last year mailed to the address of one of my friends.

 

My questions are:

1. What address should I give to IRS as permanent address if at this moment I don't have a permanent address?Can I give the address of a friend without this impacting her tax status?

2. When I am asked about whether I rent or own, I don't see a third option. The last three months of 2023 I neither owned, nor rented. I just lived in my friends' houses as a guest as they also lived in my house as guests when they have passed through a difficult personal time in their life.  How do I define the time spent as a guest in the houses of my friends?

 

Thank you very much for all your suggestion.

Zurlita