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Moving Between States

Moving mid-year creates two part-year state returns. Establishing residency requires more than a driver's license.

Katie Gorles
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Katie Gorles
Updated April 22, 2026

Part-year returns

The state you moved from taxes income earned while you lived there. The state you moved to taxes income earned after you established residency. Both states may tax income earned during the transition month; we apportion.

Residency documentation

Driver's license, voter registration, primary care physician, bank accounts, homestead filing, and physical presence over 183 days all establish residency. Losing residency in the old state is as important as gaining it in the new.

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Common questions

When am I a Florida resident for tax purposes?
Florida has no income tax, so the question is really about losing residency in your prior state. Most states look at 183-day presence and domicile factors.

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