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Concretetocolor's avatar
May 18, 2017

Declaring VA Domicile

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.

13 Replies

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.