I permanently left CA on March 30, 2021
Are you saying I should file as CA resident and pay taxes on worldwide income to CA?
Or are you saying I should file as non-resident and not get the Other State Tax credit for the income that was taxed by NY (because my employer was located in NY while I worked remotely while I resided in CA until March 30)
In each situation I end up paying extra $10,000 to CA, whereas if I file 540NR and tick the part-year resident box I save the $10K in taxes.
The California government official guide says:
Example 5 – You receive and accept a permanent job
offer in Spain. You and your spouse/RDP sell your home
in California, pack all of your possessions and move to
Spain on May 5, 2021, with your children. You lease an
apartment and enroll your children in school in Spain. You
obtain a driver’s license from Spain and make numerous
social connections in your new home. You have no
intention of returning to California.
Determination: You are a part-year resident. Through
May 4, 2021, you were a California resident. On
May 5, 2021, you became a nonresident. All your income
while you were a resident is taxable by California. While
you are a nonresident, only income from California
sources is taxable by California.
