DD is moving from Washington state to Oregon for graduate school. I've never had to deal with moving states - or state income taxes - and I'm wondering what's the best approach?
She'll be an employee of the university while working towards her doctorate. We don't know where she'll end up, but let's assume that she plans to leave Oregon after 5-6 years and return to Washington. While in Oregon, she'll likely be renting an apartment and living on her own (no roommates or university housing).
Here are a some questions that I can think of:
1. Should she get Oregon state residency? Or will this be required since she lives in Oregon for >183 days?
2. Should she change her mailing address to Oregon or keep her Washington address? I'm assuming if she gets Oregon state residency, changing her address is a must.
3. Healthcare. She's currently on my policy and I need to figure out if she can maintain coverage in Oregon or if she has to get her own insurance. Personally, I'm hoping that she can stay on my policy until she's 26 so I can maintain a family HSA, but I realize that might not be an option.
4. Automobile. Does she register her vehicle in Oregon or keep Washington registration? This probably goes back to where she has residency? We also need to figure out car insurance, which might decide this question.
5. How does this affect her taxes? I'm assuming that for 2024, she'll still file as a Washington state resident because she lived there for >183 days, but what I've read so far she'll pay taxes on her Oregon income.
Those are the questions I can think of right now. Any thoughts on the above is appreciated, especially personal experience or anything I might be missing.
Thanks in advance!
* I couldn't think of a title, so I asked ChatGPT.
She'll be an employee of the university while working towards her doctorate. We don't know where she'll end up, but let's assume that she plans to leave Oregon after 5-6 years and return to Washington. While in Oregon, she'll likely be renting an apartment and living on her own (no roommates or university housing).
Here are a some questions that I can think of:
1. Should she get Oregon state residency? Or will this be required since she lives in Oregon for >183 days?
2. Should she change her mailing address to Oregon or keep her Washington address? I'm assuming if she gets Oregon state residency, changing her address is a must.
3. Healthcare. She's currently on my policy and I need to figure out if she can maintain coverage in Oregon or if she has to get her own insurance. Personally, I'm hoping that she can stay on my policy until she's 26 so I can maintain a family HSA, but I realize that might not be an option.
4. Automobile. Does she register her vehicle in Oregon or keep Washington registration? This probably goes back to where she has residency? We also need to figure out car insurance, which might decide this question.
5. How does this affect her taxes? I'm assuming that for 2024, she'll still file as a Washington state resident because she lived there for >183 days, but what I've read so far she'll pay taxes on her Oregon income.
Those are the questions I can think of right now. Any thoughts on the above is appreciated, especially personal experience or anything I might be missing.
Thanks in advance!
* I couldn't think of a title, so I asked ChatGPT.