Residence status

Hello - 

 

We lived in NJ from Jan - August (8 months) then moved out of the country for the remaining 4 months. We earned some income during these 4 months as well.

 

However, we changed our address (with banks, etc.) to a family members place in NC for those 4 months.

 

1. Do we need to file both a resident and non-resident NJ return?

2. Should we file NC at all since we never lived there - it was essentially a mailing address (however some of our tax forms now have NC listed as the state). If yes, should we file as non-resident?

3. When turbotax asks if we live abroad, is the answer yes since we were abroad end of year?

 

Thanks!