imgoin4it wrote:
My father in law retired from the military while stationed in california and immediately moved to colorado. California came after him for taxes for years. He finally prevailed but he was harassed and threatened for those years. No good reason, that was just California.
That was called "The source tax." California, as well as other states with a state income tax, decided that any pension you received that was based on work you did while in California that you owed California State income tax on it, regardless of where you lived after retirement. That was outlaws by Federal law years ago. Only the state you claim residency in or earn income in, can collect income taxes on you, assuming you follow the time limit rules. You can't claim to be a Nevada resident and spend 2 days in Nevada and 363 days in California. Or at least you can't get caught doing that.
