That seems clear. Luckily, I am able to get the foreign income exclusion, or whatever it is called, and not pay tax on my salary (I believe this is because I don't earn enough and am not rich enough--I am just some expat schmo).
But you are saying I have to remain registered as a "resident" of NY, and not a "non-resident"? Is that right? The definitions provided on TurboTax seemed to indicate I was a non-resident. Because, again, I have not been in NY for many years. I would need to go back and change very much about my TurboTax return, no?
One more related question that might be something you would know about—and thank you for the benefit of your knowledge on all these issues. Here it is: Because my wife is German and from Germany and lives in Germany, and only worked a few years in the US (long enough to have a SSN, though), my tax preparers have always left her out of the equation -- her salary, her accounts. She has not filed a US return. We just reported MY numbers every year as "married filing separately." But this year it is asking me for her salary and how many dependents she will claim. Presumably, they want to make sure she and I are giving the same information. However, she is not filing. So what do I put in the fields? Zero? Or leave them blank? I tried putting "NRA" for non-resident alien, as advised here, but many fields cannot handle that info. Thanks!
