https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-physically-move-in-late-december-and-get-a-driver-s-license-in-january-what-date-did-i/01/1122683#M411214 <P>For tax purposes can I claim Jan 01 as my first day in the new state? Based on the "establishing residency" check-list, there are multiple dates between mid-December and the end of January that fit. If I were able to use Jan 01, that would certainly help with the complexity. Or do I need to use the first applicable date?</P> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:35:51 GMT dnw5024 2020-02-10T01:35:51Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-physically-move-in-late-december-and-get-a-driver-s-license-in-january-what-date-did-i/01/1122683#M411214 <P>For tax purposes can I claim Jan 01 as my first day in the new state? Based on the "establishing residency" check-list, there are multiple dates between mid-December and the end of January that fit. If I were able to use Jan 01, that would certainly help with the complexity. Or do I need to use the first applicable date?</P> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:35:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-i-physically-move-in-late-december-and-get-a-driver-s-license-in-january-what-date-did-i/01/1122683#M411214 dnw5024 2020-02-10T01:35:51Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-physically-move-in-late-december-and-get-a-driver-s-license-in-january-what-date-did-i/01/1122850#M411290 <P><STRONG>The primary question is when did your employer start withholding taxes for your new state?</STRONG>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If they started withholding after Jan. 1st (or you moved to a state that has no income taxes), then you can start the New Year as a state resident.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If they started withholding for the new state in December, you are going to have to file two state returns. At that point, you might set up your moving date on the day they withheld for the new state.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 02:00:45 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-physically-move-in-late-december-and-get-a-driver-s-license-in-january-what-date-did-i/01/1122850#M411290 DeanM15 2020-02-10T02:00:45Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-physically-move-in-late-december-and-get-a-driver-s-license-in-january-what-date-did-i/01/1138568#M417535 <P>The two states are MD and PA. Since they have reciprocity, does that change anything? That said, they started withholding for PA after Jan 1. If it ends up where there’s carry over into 2020 I guess I’ll have to do the two state returns next year?</P> Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:49:50 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-physically-move-in-late-december-and-get-a-driver-s-license-in-january-what-date-did-i/01/1138568#M417535 dnw5024 2020-02-12T02:49:50Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-physically-move-in-late-december-and-get-a-driver-s-license-in-january-what-date-did-i/01/1138752#M417613 <P>You should&nbsp;file a tax return for the&nbsp;states you were a resident of during the year, and/or the states that you had tax withheld. It is not real critical if you declare yourself a resident in December or January since you are dealing with reciprocal states, so it would seem best to choose that based on the ease of your tax preparation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:24:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-if-i-physically-move-in-late-december-and-get-a-driver-s-license-in-january-what-date-did-i/01/1138752#M417613 ThomasM125 2020-02-12T03:24:44Z