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Which of the following taxpayers is a full-year California resident?
Erin lives in Washington. Her employer sends her to California for a project that will last for exactly one year. She arrives in California on January 1, 2024. On December 31, 2024, she returns home to Washington.
Joe, a military servicemember stationed in California for all of 2024. When he entered the military, he was living in Nebraska. His only wages were from the military and he has no other source of income.
Mary lives in Pennsylvania and decides to move to California in October of 2024.
Ron's home is in California. His employer sends him to Michigan for a project that will last for one year. He is in Michigan for all of 2024 but returns home on January 1, 2025.
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Only Ron.
Brief explanations:
- Ron — full‑year California resident. His home (domicile) is in California and his Michigan assignment is a temporary work absence; domiciled Californians are residents for the entire year and taxed on worldwide income even while temporarily outside the state.
- Erin — not a full‑year California resident. She is domiciled in Washington and was sent to California for a fixed one‑year assignment; that is treated as a temporary/transitory purpose, so she is not a CA resident for the year (at most a nonresident with CA‑source income).
- Joe — not a California resident. Active‑duty military members remain domiciled in their home state; being stationed in California does not by itself make them CA residents.
- Mary — part‑year California resident. She moved into California in October 2024, so she became a resident starting on her date of move (part‑year resident for 2024).
Brief explanations:
- Ron — full‑year California resident. His home (domicile) is in California and his Michigan assignment is a temporary work absence; domiciled Californians are residents for the entire year and taxed on worldwide income even while temporarily outside the state.
- Erin — not a full‑year California resident. She is domiciled in Washington and was sent to California for a fixed one‑year assignment; that is treated as a temporary/transitory purpose, so she is not a CA resident for the year (at most a nonresident with CA‑source income).
- Joe — not a California resident. Active‑duty military members remain domiciled in their home state; being stationed in California does not by itself make them CA residents.
- Mary — part‑year California resident. She moved into California in October 2024, so she became a resident starting on her date of move (part‑year resident for 2024).
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