Where in Federal return do I modify states dates of residency.

[anonymous2]

I've moved from State1 -> State2->State3->State1 throughout the year.  How(where) do I modify these dates in TurboTax?

[RogerD1]

Since you were in the same state at the beginning and end of the year, you should consider yourself a resident of State 1 and consider yourself a non-resident of state 2 & 3 since it appeared that both of those states were only temporary residences.

When you start working on your state returns, you'll want to work on your State 2 and State 3 non-resident returns first before working on your state 1 resident return.  If you started State 1 and have not yet finished State 2 and State 3, you should delete the State 1 return as follows:

If you are using the Online version of TurboTax:

1. Click Your State Returns under State Taxes on the left side menu.
2. Click the trash can icon by the Edit button for the State that needs deletion.
3. Click Delete on the pop-up asking if you want to delete this return.
4. Then you can click Add Another State to get restarted on that return.

If you are using the Desktop version of TurboTax:

1. Click File in the upper left corner then Remove State Return.
2. This will bring up a pop-up asking what state you want to remove.
3. Click on the state in the menu and then click Remove.
4. You can then go back to the State Taxes tab and pick out a state you want to work on.

Your State 1 return may give you credit for taxes that you paid to the other states, so that's why it is important to finish State 2 and 3 first to get their tax liability determined first.

[anonymous2]

@RogerD1 

Desktop version of TT

I effectively started in AZ (has income tax). Was there for less than two months. Rented apartment. Worked in that state.

Moved to UT(has income tax). Was there for 6 months. Rented apartment. Worked out of this state.

Moved back to TX. (no income tax). Finished the rest of the year there.

Do my filing mechanics change based on the above?

[RogerD1]

Since you said you moved back to Texas, you should consider yourself a Texas resident for 2025 and consider yourself a non-resident of both Utah and Arizona.  Both Utah and Arizona have a 183 day rule where if you lived in the state less than 1/2 of the year, you are considered a non-resident of the state for tax filing purposes.

Since Texas does not have an income tax, the Utah and Arizona returns can be filed in any order - these two states won't have an income tax credit for double-taxed income since they will only tax the income earned in their state as a non-resident.

[anonymous2]

So I just re-counted and I was actually in UT for 7 months. 

In AZ however, I had rented an apartment and even got my car insurance done for AZ.  My ID, car plates were still TX.

Since my 'home' was in AZ would that still make me non-resident?

[MonikaK1]

Even if you rented an apartment in Arizona, if you kept your permanent residence, ID and car registration in Texas, you would file a nonresident / part year resident Arizona return. Contact the Arizona DOR with any questions.

If you maintained a permanent home in Texas while temporarily in Utah for 7 months (roughly 210+ days), you are likely considered a part-year resident or, depending on specific intent, a statutory resident. You would file a Utah TC-40 Part-Year Resident Return to report only the income earned while in Utah. Contact the Utah DOR with any questions.

As @RogerD1 stated, if you returned to your permanent home in Texas, which has no state tax, you can prepare Arizona and Utah returns in any order.

@anonymous2 

[anonymous2]

@MonikaK1 

1. Didn't keep my residence in TX

2. Rented apartment in AZ for the duration of my stay (about 47 days)

3. Car was still registered in TX but got car insurance transferred to AZ

4. This was a remote work for a company that didn't have AZ presence.

[MonikaK1]

Even if you didn't maintain a residence while you were away from Texas, if you maintained your driver's license / identification and car registration there, and if you maintained bank accounts and other ties in Texas, then Texas could still be seen as your permanent state of residence. 

If you were only in Arizona and Utah for a few months each for work, you would file nonresident or part-year resident returns for those two states.

Go back to the My Info or Personal section of your Federal return and confirm that you have the correct dates entered for your presence in each state. Be sure also not to count the same date twice when you left one state and arrived in another. TurboTax will need to account for 365 total days for the year or it will perceive an error and not allow e-filing.

As a part-year resident, your wages are taxed by the state in which they are earned, regardless of whether you received your last check after you moved on to another state.

Arizona does tax the wages of remote workers who live in Arizona while working for a company in another state. See this Arizona DOR webpage for more information.