ErnieS0
Expert Alumni

State tax filing

I agree you are in a grey area @jpaulskier with things doing either way. 

 

You don't provide much detail about "family" but since your wife is with you and you only visit family on weekends and holidays, Arizona would not be your residency – either full or part-time.

 

I would say you are a resident of California because you own a home there and have not taken steps to establish permanent residency in another state (you mention still having a CA driver's license for example).

 

California says a resident is someone "domiciled in California, but outside California for a temporary or transitory purpose."

 

California cites this as an example of a California resident:

 

Until September 2020, you were a resident of California. At that time, you declared yourself to be a resident of Nevada, where you have a summer home. You continue to spend six or seven months each year at your home in California, which you have retained. You spend only three to four months in Nevada and the rest of the time traveling in other states or countries. You transferred your bank accounts to Nevada. However, you continue to maintain your social club and business connections in California.

 

See 2020 Publication 1031

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