If you did not have a permanent home in CA or spend any time in CA, then you would not be considered as Domiciled in CA just because you have friends, a bank account, social ties, a drivers license and mailing address.
If you are maintaining a home there that you plan to return to, and you that is your primary and permanent resident, then you would be considered a CA Resident.
If your primary home is in Singapore, and you do not have a permanent home in CA and have not been in CA since 2023, you would not be considered a CA resident.
Guidelines for Determining Residency
Factors to consider are as follows:
• Amount of time you spend in California versus amount
of time you spend outside California.
• Location of your spouse/RDP and children.
• Location of your principal residence.
• State that issued your driver’s license.
• State where your vehicles are registered.
• State where you maintain your professional licenses.
• State where you are registered to vote.
• Location of the banks where you maintain accounts.
• The origination point of your financial transactions.
• Location of your medical professionals and other
healthcare providers (doctors, dentists, etc.),
accountants, and attorneys.
• Location of your social ties, such as your place of
worship, professional associations, or social and
country clubs of which you are a member.
• Location of your real property and investments.
• Permanence of your work assignments in California
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