@jperlin18
It can depend on the details of your situation and how long you were in each state, and whether you actually worked in each state.
For instance, many times you can treat the intermediate state as being there temporarily as a non-resident.
For example...long time resident of CA, went to IL in June and worked for 3 Mos, then moved to Reno to work in September...where you remain. In this situation you indicate you "moved" from CA to NV in September, and you also worked in another state (IL). Then you'd prepare an IL non-resident tax return for that job, then prepare a part-year CA resident tax return where all income form Jan-to-Sep is CA taxable income, but you'd get a CA credit for taxes paid to IL to avoid double-taxation (IL Non-Resident must be prepared first).
But like I said.....details of when and where located, and where you worked can make a difference....like say, you moved to IL, and registered to vote in IL and voted in the Nov elections in IL , and only ended up in NV in Dec....would probably be handled differently as being in NV as a Non-resident (just for the end of 2024).
Or...if it gets too messy, go to a real professional tax preparer where you live now and let them handle it.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
