Do I have to file NC state tax as an expat?

[baabaablacksheep]

I lived in North Carolina from 1 Jan to 26 Feb in 2017 but didn't have any income there. Then I moved to the UK for the rest of the year. Do I still have to file state tax?

[IreneS]

No.  As long as you were a part-year resident of North Carolina during tax year 2017 and:

• you received no income while a resident of North Carolina, or
  
• you received no income from NC sources while a nonresident.
  

[baabaablacksheep]

What if I had Obamacare?

[IreneS]

That shouldn't affect your NC return, just your federal.

[baabaablacksheep]

OK, thanks!

[baabaablacksheep]

If I earned interest from a bank account which was opened in North Carolina, is that interest allocable to North Carolina?

[JotikaT2]

It depends.

If you were a nonresident, you would only need to report the interest income if the income is derived from a "business, trade, profession, or occupation carried on in North Carolina".  

If the income is strictly from investment income, you would not have a filing requirement.

Please see the attached link for more information on whether you have a filing requirement or not.  North Carolina bases the requirement to file based upon whether you had to file a federal return and the amount of your federal gross income as well as the source of your North Carolina income.

North Carolina filing requirement