I'm wondering what is dual residency? I recently decided to rent an apartment in PA for my job assignment in New York but my home is in Maryland. I'm not sure if this will be considered a PT resident in PA or dual residency? Any feedback is helpful! Thank you!

ebaines

There's no such thing as "dual resident" - at any point in time you are a resident of one state only. If you are planning to spend 4 nights per week in PA and 3 in MD, while working in NY, then you would be a PA resident. You will be paying PA income tax as a resident and NY State income tax as a non-resident. Your MD house becomes a vacation home. Depending on the timing, the first year you will likely file in both MD and PA as a part-year resident (MD for period of Jan 1 through the date you establish PA residency, and PA from then on).

AtlantaTaxExpert

Ebaines again explains it very well!

kramz2000

I lived with my family in Pennsylvania for 18 years. Soon then after I joined the military and was shipped off. I recieved an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force in September 2006. I was first stationed in Florida, where I recieved a driver's license and established my Florida residency. I moved throughout the world from 2001-2006 then ended up coming back to Florida for instate tuition. Half of the year I am in Florida living at my address going to school and the other half of the year I am in Pennsylvania living with my mother at her PA address taking care of her. How can I establish dual state residency in both PA and FL?

AtlantaTaxExpert

As Ebaines so eloquently put it, you are resident of only ONE state at a time.

Now, you CAN be a part-year resident of multiple states, but I hardly think it is worth the effort. I would think that maintaining your residency in Florida will be the best for you tax-wise, as Florida has NO state income tax.