A company is offering me employment in Tennessee and permits remote work. My plan is that I will get an apartment in TN, get my TN driver's license, and update my voter's registration, car registration. I'll get a library card if it helps, as well as update my credit card addresses, cell bill, etc.
However I do intend to also keep my California apartment and live here as much as legally allowed.
Rent in TN is so cheap, that my TN residence will be larger than my CA home.
With all of this said, can I legally avoid paying CA state taxes? I ask because the tax savings would actually pay for my TN home and then some. I do worry about a rule that I read that the CA state tax board is always presumed correct or something.
Does all of the paper trail I'm creating spare me having to prove that I live in TN more than CA? Would I have to do more?
What would I have to change to correctly substantiate my TN residency?
