topic I moved in September to Texas and its asking when i became a resident in California but i was born and raised and i cant put any date earlier than this year? in State tax filing

I moved in September to Texas and its asking when i became a resident in California but i was born and raised and i cant put any date earlier than this year?

alexthrede — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:36 GMT

On the Turbo Tax section under My Info It says Date you became a resident of California but i moved to Texas so is it just a typo on the website?

Re: I moved in September to Texas and its asking when i became a resident in California but i was born and raised and i cant put any date earlier than this year?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:08:17 GMT

You are working on a 2023 tax return. You do not need to go back to when you were born or where you were born. It is asking you for dates in tax year 2023.

Re: I moved in September to Texas and its asking when i became a resident in California but i was born and raised and i cant put any date earlier than this year?

TomD8 — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:51:12 GMT

Enter date 01/01/2023.

Re: I moved in September to Texas and its asking when i became a resident in California but i was born and raised and i cant put any date earlier than this year?

SteamTrain — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:52:04 GMT

Or , maybe you accidentally entered that you moved to CA from TX?

Check/edit the My Info section about yourself.

Make sure you indicated that you were a TX resident on 31 Dec (end of year) and the state you moved FROM was CA.

Re: I moved in September to Texas and its asking when i became a resident in California but i was born and raised and i cant put any date earlier than this year?

Wyldaisy — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:14:55 GMT

I agree with the original posters confusion. In the personal info section it was noted that a move was made from California to another state effective Nov. 2023. Prior to the move to another state, my child lived in California their entire life.

On the Residency Information Before 2023 page, TT has auto-populated:

Were you a California resident before 2023 - NO
Did you enter California before 2023 - NO
Did you leave California before 2023 - NO

I understand why the third question is NO but not clear on why the first two are NO. Should the dropdown been left BLANK in the personal section rather than selecting California as the state before the move?

Thanks

Re: I moved in September to Texas and its asking when i became a resident in California but i was born and raised and i cant put any date earlier than this year?

Wyldaisy — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:15:56 GMT

I should mention that this page is coming up on the California return, not the new state.

Re: I moved in September to Texas and its asking when i became a resident in California but i was...

BillM223 — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 04:02:50 GMT

Yes, some of the choices that are pre-done in this case are a bit odd, but you can change them to reflect your actual history.