Moving out of New York, how does state income tax work? (Patterson: sales, how much)

[Cigarboo]

Not sure where to post this. We currently live in upstate New York and will be relocating to Florida next month. I was wondering if anyone knows how the NY state income tax works if you're only here part of the year.

I'm just thinking ahead... Do we pay NY state income tax for just the part of the year that we are living here? Say, if we move in May, do we just pay Jan-April? Or do they break it up by 1/2 year. How do they know where I'm actually living if I have a home in NY and FL? I have not sold my NY home yet.

We will be changing our NY driver's license to Florida next week and will be moving things down over the course of a month or two. When am I officially not a NY resident anymore? Any help would be appreciated.

[cheese9988]

You will pay tax to both states. You will end up filling out two state income tax forms.

I forget exactly how it is divided up but basically for the time you work and live in NY you will pay tax to them. The same will go for Florida for the time you live and work there.

Oh and if your work does not pay for moving expenses you can usually claim it on your taxes. We have moved from NY to NC and back again.

[Cigarboo]

Thank you, cheese9988.

[VA Yankee]

I just went through this with my mom. She moved in August last year so our accountant filed with NY for the months she lived there, mostly so they realized she moved. Her income level was below the threshold so she didn't need to file in VA.

I believe that Florida has no income tax so you'll make out for most of the year. Once you switch drivers license & Voter registration you are no longer a New Yorker. If you are a senior receiving a STAR discount on your taxes you may lose that if they found out you moved.

[pjw927]

You will do a part year resident return for NY. Taxes will be based on % of year lived here and how much you made here, and there and the taxes paid in the new state. It's not as complicated as it sounds. I think FLa may not have an income tax. They get you other ways with sales tax, an annual tax on the value of your car, and a few other methods. I believe taxes are still much lower there. How can they not be when you are inthe top 3 or 4 states in taxation? NY is trying hard to be number one with the Patterson approach to fiscal difficulties.