State Residency for tax purposes for Grad Student attending school in a different state

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April 13, 2022
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I have a question regarding state residency status for grad students.

I graduated from undergrad (in the state of Washington) in March of 2021. School was online at that point so I was living in Hawaii with my parents at the time. I worked for several months (about $2000 working in Hawaii) and then got accepted to a graduate program in September (same as my undergrad school, in the state of Washington).

I work as a TA after getting accepted and most of my income (~$8000) is from my TA job in the state of Washington.

My parents provided over half of my support in 2021 and will be claiming me as a dependent. I intend to move out of Hawaii and make Washington my home because I now have a job to support myself. My question is if they claimed me as a resident on federal return, do I have to file as a Hawaiian resident for state taxes because they are both residents of Hawaii and claimed me as a dependent in my case? (They are both residents of Hawaii and file as residents.) Or am I allowed to file as a non-resident (resident in Washington) despite them providing over half of the support and claiming me as a dependent?

Thank you!

Hal_Al

Employee

For tax purposes, you are still a HI resident and must report all your income on a HI resident return. Out of state students are still considered residents of their home state, This is particularly (but not only) true when they are still dependents of parents living in that state.