I am very confused about my current situation. I am a resident of Massachusetts. I moved to Puerto Rico with my significant other who owns his home (I am not on a lease/mortgage). I have not earned any income since June 2023 when I came to PR and I do not believe I can obtain residency in PR due to having closer connections in MA (Driver’s license, all my banking, my family ties). I am starting a federal job which I marked all my paperwork as this current PR address because that’s my physical location and I did not want to be deceitful in saying I was in MA. My agency wants me to file a state income withholding form for PR, put all my addresses as PR, and basically file as though I’m a resident here. Am I going to be paying state income taxes in both PR and MA? Also, my agency is out of South Carolina. I do not understand how to go about this the proper way to handle the paperwork so when I go to file my taxes, I’m not completely lost.
