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Basically you can't claim to have left California if you (even inadvertently) still have significant legal ties to the state. And probably not at all if you spe

Basically you can't claim to have left California if you (even inadvertently) still have significant legal ties to the state. And probably not at all if you spend 9 months a year there. If you move, deliberately cut all official ties like license, voting registration, storage units, etc. All of which makes sense: if you're moving these are things you should do anyway. It's likely that California is probably much more strict in chasing down these details because its high tax rate makes it attractive to have a legal residence in one state while mostly still operating out of CA.

culturestate 5y ago
The California FTB is the most exhausting tax authority I've ever dealt with. I have a virtual mailbox in LA and made what I now know to be a tragic error in using it as my address for one single 1099 contract around seven years ago. They sent me a tax demand notice, and despite repeatedly proving to them that not only was I not a California resident at the time but that I wasn't even resident in the United States at the time, they're still after me for their ~$50. I refuse to pay it on principle, so I've just resigned myself to the knowledge that I'll get a letter from them every spring until either I die or California secedes.
- dragonwriter 5y ago
  > I refuse to pay it on principle, so I've just resigned myself to the knowledge that I'll get a letter from them every spring until I die or California secedes. Why would California seceding have any effect?
  - crocodiletears 5y ago
    A crater can't collect taxes, maybe?
- thehappypm 5y ago
  You should listen to Mike Birbiglia's "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend." In it he tells a story about how he's T-boned by a drunk driver, but due to paperwork issues, he's on the hook for the damages to his rental car. It becomes an obsession for him, until his girlfriend makes him realize that being right is not as important as being happy, and he just lets it go and pays to make it go away and stop sucking his happiness out of his life.

culturestate 5y ago

The California FTB is the most exhausting tax authority I've ever dealt with. I have a virtual mailbox in LA and made what I now know to be a tragic error in using it as my address for one single 1099 contract around seven years ago. They sent me a tax demand notice, and despite repeatedly proving to them that not only was I not a California resident at the time but that I wasn't even resident in the United States at the time, they're still after me for their ~$50. I refuse to pay it on principle, so I've just resigned myself to the knowledge that I'll get a letter from them every spring until either I die or California secedes.

dragonwriter 5y ago
> I refuse to pay it on principle, so I've just resigned myself to the knowledge that I'll get a letter from them every spring until I die or California secedes. Why would California seceding have any effect?
- crocodiletears 5y ago
  A crater can't collect taxes, maybe?
thehappypm 5y ago
You should listen to Mike Birbiglia's "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend." In it he tells a story about how he's T-boned by a drunk driver, but due to paperwork issues, he's on the hook for the damages to his rental car. It becomes an obsession for him, until his girlfriend makes him realize that being right is not as important as being happy, and he just lets it go and pays to make it go away and stop sucking his happiness out of his life.