I lived in maryland until i moved to north carolina in December 2020where i started working in August ; Do i use Maryland or north carolina as my home of residence

[sammtheman21]

if i worked in north carolina and my address is in maryland, which state do i claim

[KathrynG3]

It depends. For military personnel, the Home of Record, that is the state recorded by the military as your home when you enlisted. As far as whether you need to file a tax return in North Carolina, it depends on if there were any earnings as a civilian and would need a nonresident return.

For more information, see: What is my military state of residence?

What is my state residency status?

[Hal_Al]

You use your NC address, where you want your mail sent.

You will file a part year resident tax return for both states.  The income earned, in NC, while a MD resident, will have to be reported on both returns.  MD will give you a credit (or partial credit) for the tax paid to NC,  on that dual.  Prepare the NC return first.