Kirk wrote: RVers are by no means the only people work in the state of California and who then owe taxes to that state. I'm not sure where different people get their information, but I suggest that you do so from the CA tax codes. There are plenty of readily available software programs from the tax preparation sellers,(Tax Cut, TurboTax) which also have software for doing state taxes. Unless you have some unusual issue, I would solve the problem in that way.
Kirk, I got mine from a California tax attorney, not the local tax preparer and in most cases I trust and use the software mentioned, but according to the attorney, California is so different for non-resident part time workers, that you are opening yourself to many problems. The software was at that time, silent about what additional income if any, was taxable and he showed us in the code where every dime of income from any source was taxable for the months worked in California. He also showed us several more things that scared the h___ out of me and said that any non-resident RVer working in CA was taking a big chance on losing more than they would ever gain. That is why I said and will stand by, talk to the experts, not some software or the local street corner tax preparer.
Bob & Betsy - USN Ret'd '78 & FL LEO Ret'd '03 & FT Class of 2002 '05 HR Endeavor 40PRQ, 400 Cummins -With-'05 GMC Sierra LT, CC, Z-71, the pusher & our Arctic Cat 500A & Suzuki KQ 400A, riding in or behind the pusher. Where the wheels are stopped
I worked and filed in CA once in the past. As a non resident I filed my own forms and recieved everthing back. I have no other income, do not plan to become a CA resident, But will be managing a campground for at least 6 months.
Actualy I was asking those who had experence working in CA as a non resident.
Kirk wrote: RVers are by no means the only people work in the state of California and who then owe taxes to that state. I'm not sure where different people get their information, but I suggest that you do so from the CA tax codes. There are plenty of readily available software programs from the tax preparation sellers,(Tax Cut, TurboTax) which also have software for doing state taxes. Unless you have some unusual issue, I would solve the problem in that way.
Kirk, I got mine from a California tax attorney, not the local tax preparer and in most cases I trust and use the software mentioned, but according to the attorney, California is so different for non-resident part time workers, that you are opening yourself to many problems. The software was at that time, silent about what additional income if any, was taxable and he showed us in the code where every dime of income from any source was taxable for the months worked in California. He also showed us several more things that scared the h___ out of me and said that any non-resident RVer working in CA was taking a big chance on losing more than they would ever gain. That is why I said and will stand by, talk to the experts, not some software or the local street corner tax preparer.
So if I was to work p/t in Calif, for the months I was there my other retirements would also be taxed, even though I would not be a Calif. resident??
Kirk wrote: RVers are by no means the only people work in the state of California and who then owe taxes to that state. I'm not sure where different people get their information, but I suggest that you do so from the CA tax codes. There are plenty of readily available software programs from the tax preparation sellers,(Tax Cut, TurboTax) which also have software for doing state taxes. Unless you have some unusual issue, I would solve the problem in that way.
Kirk, I got mine from a California tax attorney, not the local tax preparer and in most cases I trust and use the software mentioned, but according to the attorney, California is so different for non-resident part time workers, that you are opening yourself to many problems. The software was at that time, silent about what additional income if any, was taxable and he showed us in the code where every dime of income from any source was taxable for the months worked in California. He also showed us several more things that scared the h___ out of me and said that any non-resident RVer working in CA was taking a big chance on losing more than they would ever gain. That is why I said and will stand by, talk to the experts, not some software or the local street corner tax preparer.
So if I was to work p/t in Calif, for the months I was there my other retirements would also be taxed, even though I would not be a Calif. resident??
Joe, that is exactly what the CA attorney said, every dime of income was taxed by CA, no matter where or when it was earned. We laid out what we had for various incomes, including several retirement types and he showed us in the CA tax code where every bit was taxable and the kicker was, if you worked just one(1) day of any month, that entire months income is taxable. This was in 2005 and I imagine that with their financial situation today, they are even more aggressive about collecting.
