does State filing change if living outside of US for more than 6 months?

[Love2Bike]

I live in CT but spent over 6 months outside of US.  Does it change how I would file my state tax?

[xmasbaby0]

Did you work and earn income while you were outside of the U.S?

[Love2Bike]

I worked remotely from outside of US for a company that's registered in CT.

[ThomasM125]

If you plan on returning to Connecticut when you are done with your endeavor outside of the country, then you are still considered a resident of the state, just as if you had never left.

[Love2Bike]

Sorry I am not quite sure I understand what you mean.  Whether I return or not and for how long - that would be a question for the following tax year I assume?

My question is on what has already happened in 2023 I was absent living abroad for 8 months, would that affect how I now file my 2023 CT tax return?  Would/could I file it any differently that would/could change things materially?  

I am planning to stay abroad for the entire year of 2024, wouldn't that make any difference in state tax filing since technically I didn't live in the state for the tax year?

[RobertB4444 · Accepted solution]

For 2023 you are a part-year resident of Connecticut - unless you are maintaining a tax home in Connecticut (ie, using it as your address).  Either way you still need to file Connecticut taxes.  You can take a credit for any foreign taxes that you pay, however.

For 2024 you will be eligible for the foreign earned income exclusion.  It can exempt anything you earn from US taxes.  

@Love2Bike 

[Love2Bike]

Thank you for the clarification.   I think the keyword here is "tax home" regardless where you live.

I work remotely for a US company and there are no foreign taxes where I am staying for that type of engagement so no exclusions.  In this case I will just file it as usual since I keep my "tax home" in CT.