AmyC
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State tax filing

You do not live in CA, you are stationed there. If your Home of Record is IL, then your income is taxed to IL, not CA. You do not need to file a  CA return unless you earned income outside of your military pay.

 

Here is PUB-102, Illinois Filing Requirements for Military Personnel

 

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