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July 16, 2020
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Army Reservist moved to California from Colorado

  • July 16, 2020
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I moved to California from Colorado in April. I am in the Army Reserve and work on a military base in California both as a Reservist and a full time civilian employee. Do I have to do a Colorado and California tax return? Why? How to differentiate between nonresident and part-year resident on either state?

    Best answer by TomD8

    If you literally moved from CO to CA in 2019, then for 2019 you are a part-year resident of each state.

     

    A non-resident is a person that lives in one state but has income from another.  For example, if I live in Oregon but work across the border in California, for state tax purposes I'm a resident of Oregon and a non-resident of California.

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    TomD8Answer
    July 16, 2020

    If you literally moved from CO to CA in 2019, then for 2019 you are a part-year resident of each state.

     

    A non-resident is a person that lives in one state but has income from another.  For example, if I live in Oregon but work across the border in California, for state tax purposes I'm a resident of Oregon and a non-resident of California.

    **Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.