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Corporal Nuemann Johns is domiciled in Virginia. In 2024, he was stationed in California all year on permanent change of station orders. He earned $54,000 in military pay and $15,000 from a part-time job at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. He did not make an election to treat California as his state of residence for tax purposes under SCRA/VAEIA.

Which California tax forms will he file?
Form 540 and Schedule CA (540).
Form 540NR and Schedule CA (540).
Form 540NR and Schedule CA (540NR).
None.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Form 540NR and Schedule CA (540NR).

Reason: He is domiciled in Virginia and did not elect California residency, so he is a California nonresident. Nonresidents use Form 540NR and Schedule CA (540NR) to allocate California-source income (his $15,000 San Diego Zoo wages). His military pay (earned while stationed in CA) is not taxable to California as a nonresident service member.