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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We bought a home in a low tax state during covid and spend almost all of our time here.  Still, I would never give up my DC residency because the benefits of being a resident are much more generous than just about anywhere else.  You never know what kind of help you might need in the future.

I’m also very glad that I’m not so cheap and tight that I have to make residency decisions on things like state taxes.  It’s pathetic.  [/quote]

You do realize that the state you’re living in could go after you for unpaid tax?  If you live there more than six months a year, you owe tax there. They don’t care that DC’s taxes are higher. Your residence is where you live the majority of the year. Period. [/quote]

They have no way of knowing.[/quote]

Really?  Are you parking your car with DC tags in front of your house?  Tax enforcement in VA, for example, has been known to drive around and take note of cars with out of state plates that are routinely parked in front of homes.

Are you working remotely? Your employer could be (and should be) monitoring the geographic location from which you are signing in for work. Remote work creates tax and compliance implications for your employer as well as yourself. Not to mention, the employer is responsible for withholding tax for the state in which you are actually working. Most have the IT Department check periodically.

There are other ways to be caught, as well.  Of course, there is the fact that it’s illegal, as well as unethical, but you don’t care about that. [/quote]

I don’t work.  I retired early, nearly a decade ago.  My second home is on 7 acres and has a garage.  It would be rather difficult for “tax enforcers” to see my car.  [/quote]

Yet you said you were keeping DC residency so you can take FMLA leave? [/quote]

That wasn't me.[/quote]

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