topic does State filing change if living outside of US for more than 6 months? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

does State filing change if living outside of US for more than 6 months?

Love2Bike — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:28:31 GMT

I live in CT but spent over 6 months outside of US. Does it change how I would file my state tax?

Re: living outside of US more 6 months

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:37:22 GMT

Did you work and earn income while you were outside of the U.S?

Re: living outside of US more 6 months

Love2Bike — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:44:13 GMT

I worked remotely from outside of US for a company that's registered in CT.

Re: living outside of US more 6 months

ThomasM125 — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 23:43:14 GMT

If you plan on returning to Connecticut when you are done with your endeavor outside of the country, then you are still considered a resident of the state, just as if you had never left.

Re: living outside of US more 6 months

Love2Bike — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:21:56 GMT

Sorry I am not quite sure I understand what you mean. Whether I return or not and for how long - that would be a question for the following tax year I assume?

My question is on what has already happened in 2023 I was absent living abroad for 8 months, would that affect how I now file my 2023 CT tax return? Would/could I file it any differently that would/could change things materially?

I am planning to stay abroad for the entire year of 2024, wouldn't that make any difference in state tax filing since technically I didn't live in the state for the tax year?

Re: living outside of US more 6 months

RobertB4444 — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:49:41 GMT

For 2023 you are a part-year resident of Connecticut - unless you are maintaining a tax home in Connecticut (ie, using it as your address). Either way you still need to file Connecticut taxes. You can take a credit for any foreign taxes that you pay, however.

For 2024 you will be eligible for the foreign earned income exclusion. It can exempt anything you earn from US taxes.

@Love2Bike

Re: living outside of US more 6 months

Love2Bike — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:15:17 GMT

Thank you for the clarification. I think the keyword here is "tax home" regardless where you live.

I work remotely for a US company and there are no foreign taxes where I am staying for that type of engagement so no exclusions. In this case I will just file it as usual since I keep my "tax home" in CT.