My permanent residence and office is in TX, but because of remote working, I personally chose to go to IL to work remotely for 5-6 months last year, do I owe taxes in IL?

[ErnieS0]

It would depend on your situation. I'm assuming you did not move to Illinois and become a part-time resident for six months.

So the question becomes, did you have "Illinois source income" as a nonresident? Was your worked connected with Illinois in any way?

You would file and pay Illinois tax as a nonresident or part-year resident would if you:

• earned income from any source while you were a resident,
• earned income from any Illinois sources while you were not a resident, or
• want a refund of any Illinois tax withheld.

We'd have to know more about your situation.

Related Resource:

• What are my filing requirements as a nonresident student working in Illinois?

[cogoebel]

My work was in no way related or connected to Illinois. I was visiting family off and on for a couple months here, and then couple months back in TX. Back and forth, totaling up to about 5-6 months in Illinois, purely for family/personal reasons.

[ColeenD3]

Then, no, you do not have to file an IL return. Nonresidents are usually taxed on state sourced income.