Residency & Domicile File
California → Tennessee
Private record-keeping tool — not legal or tax advice.
Scan with Microsoft Authenticator, then enter the 6-digit code to finish.
Private record-keeping tool — not legal or tax advice.
A working record to build and defend a Tennessee domicile. California decides by closest connections, not a day count — so this tracks both your days and the ties that actually move the needle.
Click a day to mark where you were — tap again to cycle TN → CA → Elsewhere → clear. Spending more than half the year in TN is necessary but not sufficient; the bigger risk is crossing 183 days in California, which creates a residency presumption.
Concrete acts that demonstrate intent to make TN your permanent home. Check each off and date it — the note field is for the confirmation/reference number an auditor would want.
The FTB weighs your strongest connections. These are the ties that keep pulling you back to CA — resolve what you can, and document the rest as temporary.
A residency audit is won on documentation. Log the proof you're keeping and where it lives, so it's retrievable years later (the FTB can look back four years).
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This is an organizing tool, not legal or tax advice. California residency disputes are high-stakes and fact-specific — have a CA residency attorney or CPA review your plan, ideally before your move year.