I bought a home in Nevada but I live in California and I need to know which state to file it on my tax form.

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   Howard M LewisPro

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   Answered January 09, 2012 04:45. I hope that things work out but you do need some tax advice and I will repost this as a courtesdy to you. take care

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   Howard M LewisPro

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   Answered January 09, 2012 04:46. tax

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   Robert Suhajda

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   Answered January 09, 2012 08:38. You file just in Calfornia as a resident, take the property taxes as a deduction in the year paid and show the NV property taxes as a subtraction on your CA return because they are both deductible for federal purposes and just CA taxes are deductible for CA tax returns.

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   John Addison Vos

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   Answered January 10, 2012 18:18. You file taxes in the state where you have income. The Nevada property is just a vacation property, so no need to file taxes there. However, you DO owe Nevada property taxes on the Nevada property.

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