California residency questions

meghan_lefor · ‎June 6, 2019

TurboTax asks, as part of determining residency information, if I entered California before 2016? And if I left California before 2016? Can you clarify what these questions are trying to determine? I travel to CA frequently for work so I both entered and left on multiple occasions but I have not lived there as a resident since 2004. Should I answer "yes" or "no" to these questions?

DanielV01 · ‎June 6, 2019

You are correct. These questions could just as easily say "Did you move into/out of California"? to determine if you were a part-year resident. However, the information you provide in your question says that you are a nonresident. You will answer "no" to these questions to fill out the nonresident return.

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DanielV01 · ‎June 6, 2019

You are correct. These questions could just as easily say "Did you move into/out of California"? to determine if you were a part-year resident. However, the information you provide in your question says that you are a nonresident. You will answer "no" to these questions to fill out the nonresident return.

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