State & Local
How where you live changes the answer — state taxation of retirement income, domicile, and nonconformity.
4 articles in this topic.
Last updated: 2026-08-17.
Forty-one states and DC fully exempt Social Security from state income tax. The nine that still tax it, and how their rules differ.
Changing domicile to a low-tax state takes more than a moving van. Severing residency, surviving an audit, and timing it around conversions and gains.
How each state treats pensions, Social Security, IRA withdrawals, and capital gains. A practical map for retirees weighing a move.
California does not conform to several federal retirement provisions. HSAs are taxable, a 1% surtax applies, and OBBBA conformity is selective.
