Residency Audits on Departing Californians

                In the attached audio clip (click on photo above to listen), Spidell Publishing's "California Minute" discusses a subject that is gaining traction with the California Franchise Tax Board.  With California’s increasing taxes and regulations, many people are leaving the Golden state for greener pastures. When a new nonresident taxpayer, especially one with high income, comes into the FTB’s sights, even before the taxpayer knows an audit is happening, the auditor will have pulled documents from other government databases and built the residency case. (This is Blog Post #829) Spidell Publishing, Inc. has been a critical source of California tax information for tax professionals since 1975, promoting ideas, references, solutions, and guidance, plus news and commentary covering all aspects of tax and its administration....

Taxability of Non-Resident Pensions

                In the attached audio clip (click on photo above to listen), Spidell Publishing's "California Minute" discusses a questions that comes up a lot.  What is that taxability of non-resident pensions?  These are situations in which you earn a pension in one state, and then retire in another. Under both federal law and California R&TC §17952.5, qualified pension payments paid to former California residents are not taxable by California. (This is Blog Post #595) Spidell Publishing, Inc. has been a critical source of California tax information for tax professionals since 1975, promoting ideas, references, solutions, and guidance, plus news and commentary covering all aspects of tax and its administration....