> “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”
Thanks. That's crazy. I was already out of the country for 2 years before the period they are claiming that I owed taxes (and I was even paying taxes while I was gone)!
I guess this is going to be a fun battle, sigh.
Living overseas is particularly tricky because they want to see that you’ve established another state in the US with a stronger connection than California. If not, you remain a California resident. Yes, that sounds crazy
The state publishes a brochure with something like 40 criteria used to make the determination. Receiving mail inside the state is one indicator
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-1031-publication.pdf
“You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”