Tom11011--sent you a PM

Flambo--It sounds like you plan on renting a cheap apartment to use as an address and a mail drop with no intent of actually making that apartment the place you actually live, just so you can save the state taxes in whatever state you actually live (I'm guessing CA).

That is a terrible terrible mistake. Please please please consult an attorney or a tax professional.

You pay taxes where you live not where you're based.

Pilot who claimed Florida residency sentenced for tax evasion | Brainerd Dispatch

Pilot convicted of tax evasion | | postbulletin.com

USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Northwest Airlines pilot found guilty of tax evasion

As others are saying, proceed with caution and consult a tax professional!

When you're on their radar, they can and will pursue you. In some locations, having a property alone can make you a resident and depending on how often you're there, they'll establish residency.

Example: You say you're a NV resident but you really spend a lot of time in California. They could show (via cell phone records, or driving through special toll lanes) that you spend enough time there to establish you as a resident.

The People's Republic of California will go after you even if they have no legal standing.:mad:

If they have a way to extort the money from you, they will.


However, I have flown with many pilots who "live" in Nevada, and are based in CA. Be ready with your evidence, because a letter is coming in the mail for you. California really expects you to pay for their lunacy, no matter the amount of time you spend there.

The difference in taxes alone vs. Nevada is around 10% of your salary. If desert isn't your thing, consider Vancouver, Washington for extra tax savings!

And go to jail like a couple of Northeest pilots who did exactly this.

Edit:

I see this was posted.

You're a special kind of stupid if you try and live in one state and claim residency in another unless you're on active duty military orders. Unless you're senior to me... then by all means!

That guy won the lotto?! Ha! I bet that's what flagged him for the tax man.

Part of the reason I strictly use burner phones. Never call any number twice and get a new one every week. It's all in the game

I can definitely imagine a scenario where I hear such genius uttered by a mustachioed wht male coworker in the cockpit.