STEP 6 COMMON QUESTIONS
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How to fill Living in the US part
You will have to report where you have been during the tax year from 1st of January until 31st of...
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How is state residency determined?
Residency rules and establishing residency for state tax purposes vary from state to state. Most ...
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I don’t keep all receipts for all of the purchases, is it a problem?
It’s important to keep all the receipts if you are going to report any purchases.
Your records sh...
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What is “living quarters”?
Living quarters are housings available for people to live in. You are considered maintaining a li...
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What is "principal residence"?
Principal residence refers to the main home where a person lives.
A temporary absence due to spec...
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Fee paid to a tax preparer in 2023 to prepare your 2022 US income tax return or to purchase tax preparation software
This question is asking about the fee that you paid to Sprintax/your tax preparer last year to ha...
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1099-HC
1099-HC is a form showing your health care coverage during the tax year and it’s specific to the ...
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Do I need to file a State return?
Sprintax will determine if you have legal obligations to file a State tax return based on the inf...
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Did you make any purchases online where sales/use tax was not collected?
This question asks if you have made any type of purchases and sales/US tax was not charged.
Pleas...
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Did you move in 2023 to a new home in ***** because you have a new principal workplace?
This question asks if you have moved from one home to another within the state you are filing for...
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I’m being taxed on my total US income even if it wasn’t earned in the state
Please note that some state tax offices require you to report your Federal Adjusted Gross income ...
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Do I need to report foreign income?
Please note that certain states may ask you for the amount of non-US income earned during your st...
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Date when I plan to leave the State
You can provide any approximate date in the future on which you may leave the state even if your ...
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Do you intend to make the state your permanent home?
The answer to this question depends entirely on your personal intentions to whether or not you wi...
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I’m a nonresident why I do have part-year or resident State form.
Please be advised that your residency for tax purposes can be different on Federal and State leve...
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The system doesn’t let me select ‘No’ for permanent place of abode?
Please note that Sprintax can preselect the answer for this question based on the details provide...
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What is permanent place of abode?
As per the regulations of some state tax offices such as the NY state tax office, a permanent pla...
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What is domicile?
Domicile is the place you plan to live in permanently. It is usually considered to be your home c...
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Why can't I change the entry date from January 1 2023 or the exit date from December 31 2023
For your State tax return the system will need only the dates you’ve been in and out of the US or...
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What type of accommodation to select?
Please select the appropriate type from the drop down menu corresponding to the type of living ar...
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Is my visit to the US temporary or permanent?
Only your home country visits are Permanent because this is the place you usually are considered ...
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I don’t see option Outside the US
Option Outside US will not appear on Step 6 – State taxes - Living in the US if you have not ente...
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The system says my information is being transferred. Where is being transferred?
The Sprintax software will transfer the details you’ve provided so far to the next step so it can...