topic I lived in GA for the full year except from May to July, when I was in WA. How do i file for that in Retirement tax questions

I lived in GA for the full year except from May to July, when I was in WA. How do i file for that

pranaybegwani — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:53:28 GMT

Re: I lived in GA for the full year except from May to July, when I was in WA. How do i file for ...

JohnB5677 — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:49:15 GMT

Please clarify your question.

Did you maintain a dwelling in GA for the whole year?
Did you intend to go back to GA when you went to WA?
Did you establish residence in WA?

Please contact us again to provide some additional details. or with any additional questions.

Re: I lived in GA for the full year except from May to July, when I was in WA. How do i file for ...

pranaybegwani — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:34:47 GMT

Thanks for the response, here are the details:

Did you maintain a dwelling in GA for the whole year?
- I had an address in GA but during the time I was in WA, I had sublet my apartment to someone.
Did you intend to go back to GA when you went to WA?
- Yes, I intended to return.
Did you establish residence in WA?
- Not sure what this means - I lived there for 3 months, was interning at a company, made bulk of my income for the year over there, and was living there only.

Re: I lived in GA for the full year except from May to July, when I was in WA. How do i file for ...

AmyC — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:31:07 GMT

You were a full year GA resident. You just worked an internship out of state for the summer- a temporary absence. WA has no state tax so you won't file a return with them.

If you did some of the things below and established a WA residence, then you can file a GA part year resident return.

Here are some things states look at when determining residency from The Tax Book:

Registering to vote and voting in the new state.
Purchasing residential property.
Titling and registering vehicles.
Paying state income tax to another state
Notifying the state of previous legal residence/domicile of the change in state of legal residence/domicile.
Preparing a last will and testament which indicates the new state of legal residence/domicile