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My home of record while in the Navy was Florida...but I had a driver's license showing proof of residency. I didn't own any property, or drive a car, so I had no car registrations to deal with.
For the posters that have said that they lived in other states, and had property, did you also have a car registration in those states? Or in your "home of record"?
Having property, car registrations, driver's licenses, etc. in a state DOES make you a resident of that state for tax purposes. It also applies when you want to demonstrate "residency" for in-state tuition, by the way.
Let's put it this way. Should the state ever want to collect tax from you, you would have to "prove" that you lived in another state. The concept is called "tax home".
Military member's may claim residency in either their home of record state or any state they live in. My home of record is Iowa. For the longest time I paid Iowa taxes, until I moved to Washington which has no state taxes. I filled out a quick form with my admin and bingo, no more state taxes.
Technically, military doesn't have to register their vehicles in the state they reside. They can have them registered in their home state. I live in Washington, but I could get Iowa tags for my car. It's the way the military works. We are ordered to go where we go. It's just one advantage.
We can also get in state tuition regardless of how long we have lived in the state. We just show military orders proving we were ordered to that state. I have done it in every state I have lived.
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Even though I owned a house in Virginia while in the Navy I legally maintained my residency in NY excluding me from paying Virginia Taxes. Now this also meant that I had to vote absentee ballot for NY because if I registered to vote in VA then I would have become a resident. If I had held a second job from a local buisness/employer that income would have been elible for taxing by VA>
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I don't understand the question, I suppose.
I served in the military. I also do taxes.
My home of record while in the Navy was Florida...but I had a driver's license showing proof of residency. I didn't own any property, or drive a car, so I had no car registrations to deal with.
For the posters that have said that they lived in other states, and had property, did you also have a car registration in those states? Or in your "home of record"?
Having property, car registrations, driver's licenses, etc. in a state DOES make you a resident of that state for tax purposes. It also applies when you want to demonstrate "residency" for in-state tuition, by the way.
Let's put it this way. Should the state ever want to collect tax from you, you would have to "prove" that you lived in another state. The concept is called "tax home".
Owning a car, house or have a licence does not force you to become a resident of the state your stationed in. Only changing your state of residence or registering to vote can do that.
Military member's may claim residency in either their home of record state or any state they live in. My home of record is Iowa. For the longest time I paid Iowa taxes, until I moved to Washington which has no state taxes. I filled out a quick form with my admin and bingo, no more state taxes.
Technically, military doesn't have to register their vehicles in the state they reside. They can have them registered in their home state. I live in Washington, but I could get Iowa tags for my car. It's the way the military works. We are ordered to go where we go. It's just one advantage.
We can also get in state tuition regardless of how long we have lived in the state. We just show military orders proving we were ordered to that state. I have done it in every state I have lived.
Regular tax laws don't always apply to military.
Luke, I agree with you on one point...that you can have your car registered in your "home state". You don't have to get a new license either. But if you demonstrate RESIDENCY in another state, that is your "tax home". I've been doing taxes for years.
Luke, I agree with you on one point...that you can have your car registered in your "home state". You don't have to get a new license either. But if you demonstrate RESIDENCY in another state, that is your "tax home". I've been doing taxes for years.
Then how do I, and just about every military member I know pay taxes for their home state? Actually I don't anymore because I moved to a state where there is no state income tax.
I think turbo tax just wanted my daughter in law to file a state form so they could charge her $34.95 since she had no income from the state of Georgia. She said they told her if you work there OR live there you must file a state tax form. I think she is confused and ended up submitting a state form for nothing. No geogia income, no refund, no tax due. Pretty strange.
I think my earlier question got dropped. My question was, if my son's home state is Alaska why would his wife have to file a state return for income she earned in the first 4 months of 2008 when they all lived in Alaska. She has not earned anything in GA, but turbo tax told her to file and called her a resident because the apartment is in her name. I think she is very confused. They are military.
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