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March 8, 2022
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MO tax

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?

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    Alumni - Intuit
    March 8, 2022

    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.

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    byingtp1Author
    Level 2
    March 8, 2022

    We do have a Florida Homestead status. 

    Alumni - Intuit
    March 8, 2022

    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.

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