topic I was a student in college in another state from Jan 2025 to May 2025 then moved back home to my home state. Do I check the box that I lived out of state? in State tax filing

I was a student in college in another state from Jan 2025 to May 2025 then moved back home to my home state. Do I check the box that I lived out of state?

eli-bride11 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:34:11 GMT

Re: I was a student in college in another state from Jan 2025 to May 2025 then moved back home to my home state. Do I check the box that I lived out of state?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:21:40 GMT

Did you earn any income while you were away at school? If you did not earn any income you do not say you lived in another state. Living away at school is considered to be a "temporary absence" from home and your parents who claim you as a dependent can still say you lived at home with them.

If you had a job while you were away at school and made money in that other state, you will need to prepare a non-resident tax return for that state, and a resident return for the "home" state.

Re: I was a student in college in another state from Jan 2025 to May 2025 then moved back home to...

MinhT1 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:23:30 GMT

No.

Time away for education is a temporary absence which does not count as living away from home.

Please read this IRS document.

Re: I was a student in college in another state from Jan 2025 to May 2025 then moved back home to my home state. Do I check the box that I lived out of state?

Hal_Al — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:53:14 GMT

Q. Do I check the box that I lived out of state?

A. No. Being an out of state student is only a temporary absence from you home state. This is particularly true, in your case, where you have actually returned to you state of residence.

Even if you need to check the box that "you earned money in another state", you say no to the "lived in" another state question.

You would also answer no to the earned money in another state question, if the school location state is "reciprocal" with your home state.