Is state return required?

[Weichao Liu]

Hi,

I am a US permanent resident spending more than 330 days out of US in 2021, due to working in foreign country.  I have no earned income from any state within USA.

Do have to file state return?  Thanks.

Richard Liu

[RobertB4444]

If you have no income in any state in the US you are not likely required to file a return.  If you want to maintain a residence or address in the US then you may owe a state return depending on where that address is located.

[Weichao Liu]

If I just want to have a mailing address of my friend's home in CA, do I need to file state return for CA?  Thanks.

[RobertB4444 · Accepted solution]

Not if you have no California source income.