Live in multiple states, IL/IN/FL do you split income based on time in each state?

[cbusa]

If you live in multiple states during year, IL/IN/FL do you split income based on time in each state?

[xmasbaby0]

Florida has no state income tax, so you do not have a return to prepare for that state.   If you lived in the other two states then you may need to prepare and file part-year returns for those states.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901227-how-do-i-file-a-part-year-state-return

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901560-how-do-i-file-if-i-moved-to-a-different-state-last-year

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/allocate-split-income-part-y...

[NCperson · Accepted solution]

@cbusa no you do NOT split the time in each state.  You report the income to the state where it was earned. 

You report the income based on where you were physically living and physcially working at the time. 

In this case you probably are going to file a part year return for Illinois and a part year return for Indiana.  Florida doesn't have a income tax.  The the income you earned physically working in Indiana and Illinois will reported respectively to each state .  

[cbusa]

Thanks just to confirm you can split based on time in each state?

[xmasbaby0]

You have some of your own "math homework" to do.   You are going to have to examine your own records to figure out how much you earned in each state.

Look at your paystubs.   Enter the amounts earned in IL on your IL return, and the amounts earned in IN on your IN return.  

Or....were you working for different employers in those states?  If so, use the amount on the W-2 from your IL employer for the IL return, and the amount from the IN employer on your IN return.

[NCperson]

<<Thanks just to confirm you can split based on time in each state?>>

• i answered that - NO

you report the actual income you earned in the respective states. 

you do NOT split based on time. 

[Hal_Al]

What are the circumstances of your " Live in multiple states, IL/IN/FL"?

Generally, you only have one state of legal residence and you pay state tax on all your income to that state. You may have to pay state tax to other states that you spend time in, but your resident state will give you a credit for that. 

[TomD8]

@cbusa

"do you split income based on time in each state?"

It depends.  If you literally moved your domicile from one state to another during the tax year, you would split your income accordingly.  Your domicile is your main, primary home.  You can only have one domicile at a time.

But if you have two homes which are in different states and you divide your time between them, then you must determine which of them is your domicile state.  Your domicile state can tax ALL your income.  Other, non-domicile states can tax you as a non-resident on income that is sourced within that state.

As @Hal_Al indicated, if you provide more details, then we can give you a more precise answer.

[Opus 17]

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@cbusa wrote:

Thanks just to confirm you can split based on time in each state?

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You need to determine where your permanent home is (your domicile).  If you have a permanent home in state A, and you worked temporarily in state B and C, the answer will be different than if you moved your permanent home from state A to state B in the middle of the year.