MO tax

[byingtp1]

We are retired, live in Florida more than six months  and are residents with Florida drivers licenses and vote in Florida. We have property in Missouri and live there a few months of the year. How do we file our Missouri tax? Are we part residents even though we dont earn income fro  this state or are we non residents?

[ErnieS0]

It depends. You are either full-year residents of Florida or Missouri. To be a part-year resident, you would have to permanently give up one of your homes.

Having a driver's license does not mean you are a resident for tax purposes. Spending more time in one state is also no guarantee of being a resident of that state.

If you lived in Missouri before you lived in Florida and still have a home there, you are probably a Missouri resident.

Missouri has a residency chart to help you decide.

Obtaining a Florida Homestead Exemption is a good way to establish Florida residency.

[byingtp1]

We do have a Florida Homestead status. 

[ErnieS0]

You probably are Florida residents. I couldn't tell you for sure. If you have Missouri tax withheld and claim $0 Missouri income, you may have an issue, so you should get your withholding changed.