I have two questions:
First question-
I'm asking if my understanding of the tax I'm paying is correct:
I recently graduated in TN and planning to start a new position by the end of August for a company based in CA. Due to work from home, I'm planning to move to CA mid-December.
If I separate my income as January - August (1), August - mid-December(2) and mid-December till end of December (3).
I will be filing:
1. TN resident state tax return - (1), (2) and (3)
2. CA resident state tax return -(3)
Since (2) is not a California source income (WFH from TN) so as a nonresident from August - mid-December, I shouldn't have to file.
TN doesn't have income tax, so theoretically, I only need to pay state income tax for (3)?
The second question-
If the HR withheld CA tax for (2) accidentally, do I file nonresident tax return for CA and stated income as 0 for that period to get the withheld tax back?
