topic Hello! I am established residency in UT and I have my job there, but I briefly worked about 3 months in WA. Do I need to answer Yes to 'I lived in another state in 2023'? in State tax filing

Hello! I am established residency in UT and I have my job there, but I briefly worked about 3 months in WA. Do I need to answer Yes to 'I lived in another state in 2023'?

chizuru97 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:38:03 GMT

Re: Hello! I am established residency in UT and I have my job there, but I briefly worked about 3 months in WA. Do I need to answer Yes to 'I lived in another state in 2023'?

SteamTrain — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:02:55 GMT

Well..it depends on the details..

But, if you were already living in UT, tyhen went up to WA yo work temporarily for 3mos, then returned to UT....then NO you do not indicate you lived there.

They are asking if you had a permanent home in one state, then moved yourself and all your stuff to another state to live essentially on a permanent basis, to become a resident of that other state..and you didn't.

Instead, at the bottom of the My Info page, you would indicate that you worked in another state....EXCEPT that WA has no income tax....so in this case you don't even do that.

ALL your income, even the WA wages, are thus subject to taxation by UT.

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It's fairly common for college students to head off for a few months in the summer, to work at a state/National Park, or at a beach. Some educators, with the summer off, go to another state to work temporarily for the summer. They really didn't move to that state....they are just there temporarily as non-residents.

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Re: Hello! I am established residency in UT and I have my job there, but I briefly worked about 3 months in WA. Do I need to answer Yes to 'I lived in another state in 2023'?

Opus 17 — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 01:12:32 GMT

Two separate issues.

1. Where is your permanent address? If Utah, then you did not live in another state.

However, if you live in state A, but you temporarily work in state B (staying at a short term apartment, hotel, hostel, etc.) then you generally owe income tax to state B for the income earned while working in state B, plus you owe income tax on all your world-wide income to state A where your permanent address is located. State A will give a credit for taxes paid to state B to offset the problem of double taxation.

However in this case, state B (Washington) does not have a state income tax, you can ignore this situation too.