Guides & how-tos

Tax residency, day counting, and the rules that catch people out.

Clear, practical guides to the day-count rules that decide where you owe tax - and exactly how to track each one automatically with Tax Residency Tracker on iPhone.

US Residency Substantial Presence Test Calculator: US Tax Residency Explained How the IRS Substantial Presence Test works - the weighted 3-year day count, the 31-day and 183-day thresholds, exempt individuals and exceptions, and how to calculate it automatically on iPhone. 8 min read US Residency How to Track US State Residency for Taxes How US state residency really works - statutory residency vs domicile, the 183-day day count, why the burden of proof is on you, and how to track your days by state automatically on iPhone. 8 min read US Residency The California 183-Day Rule and Residency, Explained Does California have a 183-day rule? How California residency really works - the facts-and-circumstances test, the nine-month presumption, the narrow six-month presumption, the 546-day safe harbor, and how to document your days on iPhone. 7 min read US Residency New York's 183-Day Rule and Statutory Residency How New York's 183-day statutory-residency rule works - the 184-day line, the permanent-place-of-abode test, how any part of a day counts, and how to keep audit-proof records on iPhone. 7 min read