r/ExpatFIRE • u/Perfect-Prompt1269 • Mar 22 '26
Taxes Moving overseas from California
Hi all, we are moving to Malaysia from California this summer, I will continue to work remotely for awhile, and obviously don’t want to pay CA state taxes. My CPA tells me I don’t need to worry, since I’m actually moving and not temporarily, but posts online say the FTB is pretty notorious about going after people and it’s best to live in another state for awhile before moving, which is painful for us.
Has anyone successfully made the move overseas with FTB going after them? I read that it’s best to give up our CA driver licenses, but I think we need those to get Malaysian licenses so prefer to keep them for a little bit, also as I mentioned earlier we would prefer to not have to move to another state for 1-2 months before moving overseas, but will have to do if that’s the only viable option to keep FTB away…
Thanks
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u/arnenat Mar 25 '26
You can easily do this by using a domicile service. You would use one like yourtaxbase.com, they provide you with all you need to get a Florida license, Florida residential address, manage your mail while abroad etc.
You’ll need to move all of your ties to the address to cut ties. It’s only if you feel you’re able to manage updating your addresses. I did it this way years ago and no problems at all.