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Since you were in California only for a job, and not a residence of the State of California, you do not need to allocate your time between states.
A nonresident is a person who is not a resident of California.
Generally, nonresidents are:
Thanks for the response. I may be confused. I thought that California had the “source” rule, meaning that I owe taxes as a non-resident for any income that I earn from my job while in California. Is that not accurate?
@hawaiianemt You may have to file a non-resident return for California and apportioned your by the amount of days spent in California. 51 days will be considered as substantial and may require you to file.
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