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    bhushanshelke Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 14, 2010, 11:20 PM
    Am I Full Year resident or part-year resident or something else
    I was transferred to CA in Jun 2009 from India (I am on L1 visa). Now I am filing state tax for 2009 and there are two options California residency

    1) Full-year resident
    2) Part-Year resideny

    I am not sure which category I belong to, can any one help?

    Thanks in advance
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    Mar 16, 2010, 02:18 AM

    For CA you are part year resident.

    For federal you will file dual status tax return. If you are married, you can file joint return as residents.
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