I think that the answers have been basically correct -- it depends.
There is no clear answer. If you have plans to return to the state
after being overseas, they can go after taxes that you should have
paid while away. How do you prove that you will not return? There
is no easy, simple answer. In the US, unlike many other countries,
there is no simple registration that says you are a resident of X.
In Austria, where I was for 6 months, everyone had to register with
the government soon after they moved and tell them their new
residence. No such centralized system in the US.
Simple answer, I think, is that if you have no salary or other income
coming in from something in the state, then you owe no taxes to that
state. Pensions, stock, bank accounts, on the whole don't count, I
don't think. Non-income generating property doesn't count.
Voter registration doesn't count. My residency is the Philippines.
My US mail goes to NH, but I vote in Mass., because that is where I
was last registered to vote. I was thinking about registering to
vote in more of a swing state but my lawyer warned me against that.
That might be an indication that I planned to return to that state
after being abroad, and therefore would owe them taxes. My voting
where I was registered indicates no such thing.
In short, I would just be honest and above board. Anything too
tricky might raise some flags and questions about tax avoidance. If
you honestly move out of the country permanent, or with no intentions
to return, then you owe no state taxes to any state, unless you
receive a paycheck from that state.
Bruce
On Jan 4, 2008, at 1:40 AM, revaddict wrote:
> Hi, everyone,
>
> I thought I should make sure to check the group today because this is
> the 8th anniversary of the trip that my wife and I made to the PI to
> adopt our son. I'm feeling a little nostalgic and homesick to get
> back there. :-)
>
> Anyway, I do have a question. For Americans who emigrate to the PI,
> what happens to your state of residence? I live in Wisconsin, which
> is one of the most ridiculously taxed states in the union--so much so
> that fewer retirees are staying here.
>
> If I retire to the Philippines, at what point am I no longer
> considered a resident of my state of origin? I.e. when do I get away
> from Wisconsin income tax?
>
> Paul
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