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I should be exempt from filing CT taxes due to not living there for the entire year. Since I am in the military my home of record is CT, but I should not pay taxes?

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June 3, 2019
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Generally I've seen the term "SLR" used when referring to the state of legal residence of the non-military spouse, and HOR used for the military member. Like you said, it's all pandemic. If you ever served, you know how it works. You can go to the MPO and ask 5 different people the same exact question and get 6 different answers. The scary part is, not a one of those answers will necessarily be wrong either.

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levisncap89

touches finger to nose. You nailed it 🙂

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RBBrittain

The problem is (a) people have been saying "HOR" instead of "SLR" for so long that they don't know the difference, and (b) if you never change your SLR it usually defaults to your HOR. The issue came up here several years ago, which is how I know the difference.

Carl11_2

The following is from http://www.ct.gov/drs/cwp/view.asp?a=1462&Q=266282&PM=1

If you meet all three conditions for being treated as a nonresident for the taxable year but you had Connecticut income tax withheld from your military pay in error, you must file Form CT-1040NR/PY to request a refund. Complete Lines 1-5 following the directions on the form. Enter “0” on Line 6 if you had no income from Connecticut sources. Complete the rest of the form including the withholding information under section 3 of the return. Attach a statement to the front of the return stating:

That you did not have a permanent place of abode in Connecticut during the taxable year;

The location and a description of the permanent place of abode you maintained outside Connecticut and the beginning and ending dates of your stay there; and

The exact number of days you were in Connecticut during the taxable year.

Get the CT-1040NR/PY form at http://www.ct.gov/drs/lib/drs/forms/1-2016/incometax/ct-1040nrpy.pdf if it's not included with the TurboTax state module.