Smoky,
>>LOL anoither loophole if you dare to risk it.? ?<<
many states, MT and CA included will compute the tax owed based on your TOTAL income for the year but you will only pay that thax to the state in which you earened it.? When we moved to MT, I had CA income through April.? I had to add the CA and MT income together and paid CA at the rate of the total income for the amount I earned through April and vice versa for MT.? It meant that instead of paying the rate for say @10,000 to CA I paid the rate for $40,000 on the $10,000 and I paid MT the rate for $40,000 on the 30,000 I earned there.? :-((? Not the real numbers but chosen for convenience!? VBG
Also in many states, you have a limited time to change your license plates, drivers license and thus become a resident of that state!? :-((
CA, and others consider the value of barter as income, i.e., if you work for a site, that normal rent for that site is income and all the rest comes into play.
When I learned this and a few other things, I gave up the idea of working on the road especially since I would either need a separate license for each state or would have to play the home business location and work on contract for short periods where desired.? Just too much red tape for me.? Besides the liability insurance was just too costly for part time work for me as a PE. I jsut let my license lapse and am enjoying myself. BG
Jim