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Question: Does active duty military have to pay state taxes?

Service member’s home of record is Ohio and is stationed in NC received notice in mail to pay school/local taxes

Answer: I disagree! It is not based solely on your home of record. It is based on your home residence. For example, I enlisted in WA and now I own property in FL. I also changed my residence to FL. If there were Income Taxes in FL, I would have a bill due.

If you are paying taxes based on your income, it is based on your state of residence. Now the home of record can be used as your residence, if you CHOOSE to do so. But you must keep a driver’s license there and vote there too.

As far as your residency goes, it is a state law (in all states) to change your residence when you arrive in the state with an intent to live there. However if you are active duty military, you do not have to.

Now, you are talking about local taxes… if you are talking about Property Taxes, the event that triggers Property Taxes is not necessarily residence, but ownership of property. That will cause you to have the tax liability. If you are a property owner, then you will have to pay the taxes assessed on your property, regardless of military status.

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