Changing my residence to Tennessee (so I don't have to pay state tax)

Holy shite.

So I have to go BACK to Louisiana and provide them with documentation too, and then cannot get away from them until January.

Lynx and Redstick did yall look into this yet too?


Thanks for your help.

Is there a chance that I could fly under the radar in Louisiana if they aren't aware that I'm working?

I love the tax cheats we have around here. Really sad, especially when it is on the state level where you have more say on the spending of your tax revenues.

To OP, the Dept of Revenue has a tendency to scrutinize any change in residency from one tax year to the next. So it will depend on the money at issue as to whether they might audit you.

How is this really sad? NONE of my income will be from working in Louisiana. I started last week in TN but am still legally binded to LA tax for the entire year. That doesn't seem fair to me.

Ah my bad. I recognize the law, and will abide by it, but I feel I have the right to vent considering I never even worked in Louisiana.

Hypothetically speaking, if you were a resident for less than 6 months, you could just file a part-year resident return. Here is the Revenue Ruling on how to complete a return as a part-year resident: LINK

As an aside, how many students do you think file documentation showing change in residency when they take full-time jobs in TX after graduating from LSU and having lived in La their entire lives?

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The sad comment was directed at the poster to whom I responded and his tax cheat father.

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My dad wanted me to tell you to....

I've ;ived in TN for four years...I should be exempt. I have never had an issue with LA taxes.

I'll have tax forms from every state I work this year--thats where I get unlucky.

Where will you reside, and where do you perform services for your employer? Those are the only two factors that matter. The state you actually reside in will be able to tax your income as a resident. The state you perform the services in will be able to tax you on the income earned in that state. If they are both the same, then you have no problems. You just file a resident tax return for that state.

However, if the states are different, then you will need to file a non-resident return for the state in which you earn income, but do not reside. You will also have to file a return for the state you reside in, but you will be able to claim a credit for any taxes you pay to other states.

The state you reside in is taxing you to provide services to the residents of the state. If you feel the taxes are too high, then seek to have them reduced. Don't try and evade them by fraudulently claiming you reside elsewhere.

You can establish proof of domicile in Tennessee with bills in your name for electical or telephone service at a Tennessee address. Getting a drivers license and registering your vehicles in Tennessee is also valid evidence that your residence transferred to Tennessee.