FL resident, remoTe WA2 work for CA company - still pay CA tax ?

[Steve188]

I'm doing 2021 taxes. Moved out of CA to FL in 2020, established FL permanent residency in 2020; but kept the same WA2 job, only working remotely because of covid. Employer kept withholding CA tax whole 2021 because "I'm assigned to CA office, so that means for them I work in CA". (ok, finally in 2022 they did transfer-reassigned me to FL office, but it's not the question). 
Now, for 2021 taxes, Turbotax is asking me "Did you earn all of your income in CA"?: Yes; or No, I earned all or some of the $ in different state.
a) What is the right answer - Yes / No, and, if possible, why, please?

b) If No: I visited CA for a few weeks in 2021, while being permanent FL resident. Does it mean I "worked" and earned income in CA (and have to pay CA tax) for these few weeks?

[ErnieS0 · Accepted solution]

No. You did not earn all your income in California. You employer should not have withheld California tax on all your income if you lived and worked in Florida for all of 2021.

California says: “You need to file a California personal income tax return if you performed services in California for wages.”

If worked in CA during your visit, those wages are taxable to CA.

The only reason you would remain a full-year California resident is if you moved away temporarily due to work and did not establish a new home somewhere else, which doesn’t seem to apply to you.

File a nonresident California return and report as CA income only those amounts your earned while visiting the state.

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