Using Friends USA address

[JimmerJJ]

Hello all,  If I use a friends address to maintain a US address does that make me taxable in my friend's state?  Before moving to Thailand I lived in Nevada (no state income tax) but my friend lives in Wisconsin (has state income tax). I don't think it should since I file my taxes using my residential address here in Thailand.  Correct?

Also is it legal to use a friend's address?  Many websites suggest it i.e. Experian the credit bureaus suggests to do this to maintain a USA address.  Text from their website copied below. I want a real residential address not a commercial (CMRA) street address as most US mailing services like IPostal and Anytime mail use.

 

Thank you

 

1. Maintain a U.S. Address

The best way to maintain your credit while living abroad is to continue using your U.S. credit cards. However, to keep your existing cards, and to maintain your U.S. bank account or other financial accounts, you need a U.S. address. One option is to ask a relative or close friend if you can use their address for your financial accounts while you're overseas.

If you don't want to ask anyone, there are plenty of paid mail forwarding services for this purpose. These businesses cater to digital nomads and expats who need a U.S. mail address that's not a post office box. Some companies physically ship your mail to your foreign address, while others scan and send digital copies.

Once you've decided on what address you'll use, update all of your financial accounts to this new address.

Edited May 30 by JimmerJJ

[jas007]

Each state has its own criteria as to what it takes to be a resident for tax purposes.  And the extent to which any particular state will actively search out “residents” will vary. 
 

I think you might be ok if you file your taxes from Thailand and never set foot in the state of your U.S. address.  If the issue ever comes up, you can simply state that you were using that address simply to collect your U.S. mail.

[GypsyT]

You should be OK if you don't stay there over 30 days a year. This is a Federal IRS rule.

Also, don't use WI address for anything official, like to vote, DL and so on. Banks are OK.

If you need US phone# get it in other state. Pre paid T-mobile issues them in any state you want to.

If you're retired and only have SS you really don't need to report anything to the state. I don't.

I keep the address in UT and they send letters etc but I ignore all and I only do Fed tax returns.

My thinking is if I don't open them and know that they are I don't do anything wrong. "Sir - I didn't know...." will work.

I stay max 30 days a year in the US.

I was in California before and to get off the books took 10 years! They are very aggressive to keep folk to pay taxes... Finally I took UT DL and asked them to report my UT residency. That worked.

https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/pcs-domicile.aspx

 

[Smokin Joe]

4 hours ago, GypsyT said:

You should be OK if you don't stay there over 30 days a year. This is a Federal IRS rule.

Also, don't use WI address for anything official, like to vote, DL and so on. Banks are OK.

If you need US phone# get it in other state. Pre paid T-mobile issues them in any state you want to.

If you're retired and only have SS you really don't need to report anything to the state. I don't.

I keep the address in UT and they send letters etc but I ignore all and I only do Fed tax returns.

My thinking is if I don't open them and know that they are I don't do anything wrong. "Sir - I didn't know...." will work.

I stay max 30 days a year in the US.

I was in California before and to get off the books took 10 years! They are very aggressive to keep folk to pay taxes... Finally I took UT DL and asked them to report my UT residency. That worked.

https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/pcs-domicile.aspx

 

 

In Utah Social Security is subject to tax:    States That Tax SS

 

But like you said, if you don't open your mail you can't get in trouble for not knowing. Because that wouldn't be fair.

 

 

[GypsyT]

I'm non-resident in Utah - no state tax. I'm there max 30 days a year. Many Californians use same tax planning.

 

"A Nonresident is an individual that was not domiciled in Utah at any time during the year. No place of abode was maintained in Utah during the tax year. The individual did not spend 183 days or more within the state"