Stateof domicile for CA

[jigisha28]

I moved to CA in the middle of the year. I have been living in CA for over 6 months now. While filing my tax returns , it asks me for my State of Domicile (domicile is the place where you have established permanent resident). I am an F1 Student on OPT. What should I put my domicile as.

[ToddL]

Is CA now your permanent home?

[JohnR1]

Before you proceed further preparing your returns in TurboTax, please note that F-1 visa holders who substantially comply with the requirements of that visa, and who do not exceed the duration of their specific Visitor Exchange Program, are exempt from the Substantial Presence Test used to determine eligibility for being a resident alien for U.S. income tax purposes: this means that, provided that you are in compliance with the terms of the F-1 visa, you are considered a nonresident alien.

As a nonresident alien you will need to file a Form 1040NR to report any U.S.-source income you have. TurboTax does not support Form 1040NR, so you will not be able to use TurboTax for your specific tax situation.

You may want to look into Sprintax, a partner of TurboTax, who are specifically geared towards international student nonresident aliens with 1040NR filing requirements - for more information visit https://www.sprintax.com/non-resident-alien-tax-1040nr-turbotax.html

For more information about nonresident alien status versus resident alien status, please see IRS Publication 519, US Tax Guide for Aliens:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf