I reside (own a home) in Pennsylvania. I started a new job in DC in fall 2024, so for the 2024 tax year I have less than 2 months of DC income to report. I also signed a short-term lease for a room in DC starting in December 2024, but I only stay there 3 days a week since my job is hybrid and return to PA in between (for 2 remote work days and the weekend). My employer is withholding PA taxes only. I am 99% sure I am a nonresident for the 2024 tax year, but want to be sure, and am trying to plan ahead for 2025.
My issue is trying to figure out if I am a nonresident of DC. According to the D-4A, it seems I qualify, since my "permanent residence is outside DC during all of the tax year and [I] do not reside in DC for 183 days or
more in the tax year." But if I decide to extend my lease in DC through 2025, I am unsure if it will put me under DC's statutory residency clause, which applies to "any individual who maintains a place of abode within the District for an aggregate of 183 days or more during the taxable year, whether or not such individual is domiciled in the District." (emphasis mine)
Also, when I was filing in TurboTax for 2024, I was prompted based on my info to select the option of filing a Nonresident Request for Refund--but since my employer hasn't withheld any DC tax. When I select "I do not want to file" that form and continue to review/complete my return, I get an error that I am not able to e-file in DC and must mail my return--but the only thing I see when I try to print out my DC return is a worksheet without an attached return.
