I became a resident of North Carolina on 12/17/22. Why is TurboTax asking me to file state income tax for NC for 2022?

[TomD8]

For 2022, you are a part-year resident of NC.  See Part-Year Residents in this reference for NC's tax filing requirements:

https://www.ncdor.gov/taxes-forms/individual-income-tax/nonresidents-and-part-year-residents

[TomK2023]

Every part-year resident who received income while a resident of North Carolina or who received income while a nonresident that was (1) attributable to the ownership of any interest in real or tangible personal property in North Carolina, or (2) derived from a business, trade, profession, or occupation carried on in North Carolina, or (3) derived from gambling activities in North Carolina and whose total gross income for the taxable year exceeds the amount shown in the Filing Requirements Chart for Tax Year 2022.

 A Return is Required if Federal Gross Incomec Exceeds:

$12,750  Single

$25,500  MFJ

$19,125  Head of Household'

Etc., Please click on chart link above.

North Carolina Department of Revenue - Individual Income Filing Requirements