topic My domicile is CA but I was stationed in NC all year. What answer do I put when they ask, "Number of days you spent in California for any purpose." in State tax filing

My domicile is CA but I was stationed in NC all year. What answer do I put when they ask, "Number of days you spent in California for any purpose."

lenny0719 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:30:15 GMT

If you are in the military and CA is your state of legal...

DS30 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:30:17 GMT

If you are in the military and CA is your state of legal residency (but you are stationed in NC), then you will include the whole year as days spent in CA).

Just make sure that you are letting the TurboTax system know that you are on active military duty and that you are inputting your state of legal residency (SLR) as your resident state. Your SLR is usually your home of record – the state recorded by the military as your home when you joined the military (regardless of where you are stationed).

For example if your SLR is CA but you are stationed in NC, then you will use CA as our resident state in TurboTax.

If necessary , you may need to edit your personal information under the Personal Info tab (for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here) to let the TurboTax system know that you are in the U.S. Armed Forces.

You will need to make sure that you select yes -"I am a member or former member of the U.S. Armed Forces (active, reserve or National Guard)".

Also answer "no" to "I lived in another state" (screenshot). Even though you may have lived in a different state, this will not apply if you are on active military service in a state other than your home of record state.

Additionally, if you earned any income outside your military pay in a state that is not your state of record, you will need to file a nonresident state income tax return to recognize this nonmilitary income. Otherwise you will only have a resident state income tax return for your home of record, the state where you lived when you joined the military.

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Re: My domicile is CA but I was stationed in NC all year. What answer do I put when they ask, "Number of days you spent in California for any purpose."

Trlasd — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 18:03:33 GMT

What happens if I buy a house in North Carolina to live there while I am stationed there

Re: My domicile is CA but I was stationed in NC all year. What answer do I put when they ask, "Nu...

RobertB4444 — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:15:05 GMT

Your home of record doesn't change no matter where you live. You can buy homes at every duty station you get and you are still a resident of your home state. (That only changes if you start renting them out.)

Each state has different rules on how they deal with active duty personnel who are stationed elsewhere. I posted California's and North Carolina's below but if you're getting transferred it's a good idea to look up the rules for wherever you land.

Here are California's rules.

Here are North Carolina's rules.

You can also change your SLR with the military if you choose.