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June 6, 2019
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As an out-of-state college student earning income, should my current mailing address be my permanent address or the address my packages go to right now?

  • June 6, 2019
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Best answer by DawnC0

When filing your taxes, use your home address in your home state.  You are not considered a resident of your college state.  You are considered ''temporarily away'' from your home state if you intend on returning after college.  Since you are earning some income while in your temporary state, you will file a non-resident income tax return for your college state and a resident tax return for your home state.  After completing your federal return, TurboTax will walk you through your state returns.  Prepare your college state return before your home state return so credits are applied properly.  

Enter home state address in TurboTax and indicate that your earned money in your college state and the program will generate the correct state returns and forms you need.  

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DawnC0
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June 6, 2019

When filing your taxes, use your home address in your home state.  You are not considered a resident of your college state.  You are considered ''temporarily away'' from your home state if you intend on returning after college.  Since you are earning some income while in your temporary state, you will file a non-resident income tax return for your college state and a resident tax return for your home state.  After completing your federal return, TurboTax will walk you through your state returns.  Prepare your college state return before your home state return so credits are applied properly.  

Enter home state address in TurboTax and indicate that your earned money in your college state and the program will generate the correct state returns and forms you need.  

April 8, 2020

What if you do not intend to return to your home state after college? The plan is to remain in your college state. Do you still file as a nonresident?

GiseleD
April 8, 2020

Since you are filing information based on your 2019 activity, you will use the address for your home state on your return. You will also file as a nonresident in your college state.

 

Let's say you graduate in 2020, and you make your college state your permanent home state. You will then make the college state address your home state address on your 2020 return. 

 

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