I am active duty military stationed overseas half of the tax year and then now currently in IL. do i still need to pay CA state tax? I own a house in CA.

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I was stationed overseas for half a year and the other half in IL. Do i need to still file a CA state tax?

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TomD8

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If California was your state of residence when you entered the service, their rule is that you became a non-resident for tax purposes when you left California under PCS orders.

That means you only have to file a CA return if you had CA-source income during 2016. For example, if you rented out your CA home, the rental income would be CA-source income and you'd have to file a CA non-resident return.

But if you had no CA-source income in 2016, you do not have to file a CA tax return.

https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2016/16_1032.pdf

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.