US States
State-by-state tax residency rules, audit risk, and domicile-change playbooks for high-tax-state departures and snowbird lifestyles.
4 guides in this category.
- US States12 min read
Florida domicile: the complete guide to changing your tax residency
Establishing Florida domicile cuts your state income tax to zero — but only if you do it correctly. Here's the documentation, day-count strategy, and audit-proofing your old state will scrutinize.
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California's 9-month rule + facts and circumstances test, explained
California has no fixed day-count threshold for tax residency. Instead it uses a 9-month presumption plus a facts-and-circumstances test that's harder to defend than New York's 184-day rule.
Read the guide → - US States9 min read
The snowbird tax tracker guide: NY ↔ FL, NJ ↔ FL, IL ↔ FL
If you split time between a high-tax state (NY, NJ, IL, CT) and a no-tax state (FL, TX, TN), one missed day can cost you tens of thousands in state income tax. Here's how snowbirds keep their domicile claim airtight.
Read the guide → - US States11 min read
The New York 184-day rule: a survivor's guide
New York's 184-day + permanent place of abode rule is one of the most aggressively audited residency tests in the world. Here's how it works, what triggers an audit, and how to defend yourself.
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