Hi everyone, First post for me and Taylor. We are going full time in 9 days and working on our Domicile. We currently live in VA and run a wedding photography and film business. The business is registered in VA. We know that we are going to be taxed based on where we do our work (however I can't find a answer from the IRS if shooting a wedding (8-10 hours in VA) or editing a wedding (15-40 hours in whatever state we want to be in) goes into account for "where" most the work is done). Talking with our accountant she said that we of course will have to pay VA corp tax since our business is registered here...but that's besides the point.My questions are. 1. How do we declare domicile in VA? All the information I am finding is talking about in-state tuition. We are VA residences now, but we will not have a physical address next week. The business has a registered agent for legal docs to be sent to and we are looking at a PO box or Mail Forwarding service. 2. Is the savings (car insurance, health insurance, property tax..etc) by doing domicile in FL worth the hassle of driving there to get it. I don't think we will be taking much advantage of the no state income tax because all of our weddings are in VA this year. Really having a hard time getting clear cut answers on how to Domicile when you have no physical address.Thanks for any help.

Setup your business in a state more friendly to people like Florida. Then, no matter where you work you only pay FL taxes. I used to work all over North America and I only paid taxes where I lived. Your taxes are based on business address, not where the physical work was done.

Why would the IRS care about your resident state?Your resident state involves voting, drivers license, registration, mail, banks/financial, etc. Plus state, county and city taxes.Since the year is about half over don't make any changes until later in the year when you have more information. Other factors are insurance, medical, cost of living, taxes, etc.

Hey CA,Our main question is with no physical address what are we supposed to do for voting and all that stuff you listed? Thanks for responding.

You are a resident of 1 of 50 states. You will need a mailing address and a PO box may not be acceptable for some companies. So you could start with a mail service. Research your costs etc for FL, TX, SD, etc all of which are popular full time resident states.

Medical may be significant. What happens when you need help and are out of network? Area and coverage may be different for emergency and non emergency coverage, eyes, dental etc. I'd make sure that any auto insurance is aware of your locations.And you may pay multiple state taxes, depending upon a number of factors. Sounds like you should discuss your situation with a CPA.

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mowermech
Explorer
May 18, 2017
Long ago, DW was a traveling nurse, licensed in three states; our "home" state of Montana, Washington State, and California.
Of course, the Federal IRS wanted ALL income reported, no matter what state it was earned in.
Montana also wanted all income reported on the Montana Income Tax Return.
Washington has no income tax, so no problem there, we just paid the sales tax on everything we bought that was taxable.
California wanted all income earned in CA reported on the income tax forms, Plus we had to pay the CA sales taxes.
So, every year, we had to file Federal tax forms, Montana tax forms, AND California tax forms. It wasn't all that difficult, but the paperwork was annoying.
If we had moved to Wyoming instead of maintaining our Montana residence, that would have eliminated one set of tax forms. At the time, we didn't think it was worth the trouble.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
May 18, 2017
Yup, I pay state tax in CA and AZ.
kerrlakeRoo
Explorer
May 18, 2017
If your desire is to keep Virginia as your domicile, you need do nothing. You will need a mail forwarding service, otherwise I dont believe you need to do anything. Keep and later renew your drivers licenses as you normally would, you will have to continue paying personal property taxes and purchase county or city license fees according to where you establish the mailing address. As long as you are paying state taxes, Virginia will not disown you. Licenses, personal and professional, voter registration, anything that demonstrates your intention to return to Virginia frequently are the things you have to actively change to become something other than a tax paying Virginian.
You already are a Virginian, you will continue to be until you change it.

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