Establishing Residency for Instate tuition?

thumper1
Sun, 18 May 2008 08:53:29 +0000

Somemom…yours is a question for a tax expert. BUT I will say…residency is based on where you RESIDE…not where you work. DH works in a neighboring state, but he lives HERE. WE cannot file taxes using the neighboring state (he doesn’t have a residence there) even though their state taxes are lower. We have to file as residents of the place where we live (where our house is). We then file a non-resident tax return in the state in which DH works, and a resident state tax return for the state where we reside.

Now…I do know families who maintain two different residences in two different states for employment purposes. Their tax filing situation is very complicated, and they use a tax expert to assist them.