Part-time resident filing

[CappyD]

Hi, I graduated in 2024 and started working in another state in July. do I need to file a part-time resident both states even I didnt have any income during college? 

[MindyB · Accepted solution]

If you had no income in your first state of residence, then you can file a part year resident return for your second state of residence, reporting that you lived there beginning in July.  However, you may want to file a zero due income tax return and and indicate that your residency ended, so the state updates their records if you have ever filed an income tax return in the original state in the past.  You can file a paper return to do this. 

Here is some information you may fund helpful: Tax Tips for New College Graduates

[Hal_Al]

Q. Do I need to file a part-time resident both states even I didn't have any income during college?

A. Probably not. And even if you technically are required, you're probably safe in not doing so, as the tax is usually 0. 

For quick links to State Filing Requirements: https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/need-file-state-return/L446Rv...

[CappyD]

Thanks and understood. Is it also correct that the standard deduction for part-time filing in the state I worked is prorated to only the time lived in that state? Or can I request the full standard deduction?

[Hal_Al]

Q.  Is it also correct that the standard deduction for part-time filing in the state I worked is prorated to only the time lived in that state? Or can I request the full standard deduction?

You can't ask a question like that, without identifying the state you're dealing with.

That said, the  standard/generalized answer is you get the full standard deduction. But the standard/generalized rule is also that tax is calculated on your full year income and then a percentage is used to calculate the amount allocated to your in state income. 

[CappyD]

Thanks for your response. Since I put in part-year resident, TurboTax automatically pro-rated the standard deduction to the state I had income. It's DC. I would have to remove the part-year residency for TurboTax to deduct the full standard deduction.