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As an expat living abroad, can I change my state residency to a no-income tax state to reduce my taxes?
I last lived in a state with income taxes, so I've been filing income taxes there. But it occurred to me that since I live and earn income entirely in another country, why shouldn't I be able to change my state of residence to a state without income taxes? Thanks in advance.
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- You can't do that way.
- Each state might have different rule regards expat. If you have no tie to the state you previously lived, you might be able to get away with not paying state tax. If you still have properties, municipal bonds or other asset from that state, then it might be more complicated. When I lived oversea for two years, I only had to file federal tax returns. It is certainly worth a phone call to an accountant to find out for sure.
- One of the states where that will work very well is the state of Texas. RV people that live in there motor-homes do it all of the time. Check out some of the RV sites for full-timers and you will find direction. The following are a couple of those. http://www.texashomebase.com/introduction.htmls. https://www.escapees.com/edocs/texan.pdf
