California: I was born in California and have been living there until end of 2023 in my parent's house which is also my mailing address. My driving license, voting, parent's/mailing address and bank accounts are in CA. I filed my taxes in CA in 2023.
New York: I rented an apartment in New York from Nov 2023 where I lived for all of 2024 including Dec 31st, 2024. I visited my parent's house in CA only for few days now and then may be max. 20 days. I work remotely in NY and plan to move back to CA to my parents end around October of this year.
I downloaded both New York and California state for TurboTax. Please confirm if below look ok or if I should change anything.
1. Personal info tab
State of Residence: New York (as I lived in the rented apartment for whole of 2024)
Mailing address: CA - my parent's address where I lived until 2023
2. State Taxes : New York
- a) Residency Status: Turbo Tax chose New York automatically.
- b) Permanent Home address: Chose New York address as I was there on Dec 31st, 2024. (Instruction says: "The actual street address of your home in New York State as of December 31. If you moved after December 31, your permanent home address as of December 31, not your current home address").
3. State Taxes : California
- a) Residency Information during 2024:
-- Did you become a California resident during 2024? No
-- Did you become a California nonresident during 2024? No
-- Were you a California nonresident during all of 2024? Yes
- b) Your State or Country of Domicile: <Chose California >
Should I choose New York or California?
(My driving license is CA, voting in CA, parent's/mailing address in CA< bank accounts in CA, but I have been living in rented apartment in NY since November 2023)
- c) Enter 2024 Residency information:
- Number of days you spent in California for any purpose (during tax year): 20
- Did you own a home or property in CA? No (as I lived in my parent's house)
- d) Residency Information Before 2024:
- Were you a California resident before 2024? Yes
- Did you enter California before 2024? No
- Did you leave California before 204? Yes
- e) Period of California Residency before 2024:
- From 10-30-1996
- To: 10-31-2023
