I would suggest you seek legal advice on this from the base legal office, since it's free for the two of you. We can't give defini9tive answers without specific details.
- Some states have requirements that must be met before you are considered a resident of that state for tax purposes.
- Some states have requirements that must be met before you are considered to no longer be a resident of that state.
- If you earn money in a state that taxes personal income, it doesn't matter if you are a resident or not. You pay taxes to that state on the money you earned in that state. If a resident, you file a state resident return. If not a resident, then you file a state non-resident return.
- If you live with your AD/MIL spouse in a state that taxes income, and you are ***NOT*** a resident of that state, and you are there for the primary reason that your spouse was sent there on official military orders on an accompanied tour, then the spouse who is a non-resident of that state can qualify for the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA) of that specific state, and potentially not have to pay any taxes to that state at all, while working in that state.
So call and make an appointment at the nearest base legal office. You have a dependent ID, so it shouldn't be a problem.
