https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/college-student/01/3444929#M1272376 <P>My daughter is a college student in Alabama since August 2024, and she has 2024 W-2 from Colorado for about $3200, and I claim her as my dependent.&nbsp; She is going to file Colorado State Tax.&nbsp; For this kinds of situation, does she also need to file Alabama State Tax?</P> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:13:25 GMT floriatax 2025-01-30T17:13:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/college-student/01/3444929#M1272376 <P>My daughter is a college student in Alabama since August 2024, and she has 2024 W-2 from Colorado for about $3200, and I claim her as my dependent.&nbsp; She is going to file Colorado State Tax.&nbsp; For this kinds of situation, does she also need to file Alabama State Tax?</P> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:13:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/college-student/01/3444929#M1272376 floriatax 2025-01-30T17:13:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-college-student/01/3444939#M1272380 <P>No. &nbsp; Living away at school is a "temporary absence" from her home state of CO. &nbsp; If she did not work or receive money from a job in AL, she has no reason to file an AL tax return. &nbsp; &nbsp;If she works and earns income in Alabama while she is a student there---that will be a different situation.</P> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:17:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-college-student/01/3444939#M1272380 xmasbaby0 2025-01-30T17:17:16Z