Confusing 2019 residency information questions in Turbotax

I live in GA, and interned in CA for 3 months. I earned income in GA for all of 2019 other than those 3 months and maintained a residence, car registration, etc in GA for the full year. I gather that I have to file a CA non-resident tax return, but I'm not sure how to answer the 3 questions in Turbotax:

1. Did you become a CA resident during 2019 - Y/N

2. Did you become a California nonresident during 2019? - Y/N

3. Were you a California nonresident during all of 2019? - Y/N

The last question is especially confusing....is it asking if I was physically *not* present in CA during 2019? Or is it asking if I did *not* make any money in CA during all of 2019?

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Mar 29, 2020 7:56:16 PM

p.s. - I am married filing jointly, and my spouse lived and earned income in GA for the full year. How should my spouse answer Question 3?

Expert Alumni

Mar 29, 2020 8:09:36 PM

Because you never changed your residency from Georgia, you would answer 1-No, 2- No (asking if you moved OUT of California) 3- Yes. Your husband would answer the same.

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Confusing 2019 residency information questions in Turbotax