• File as a non-resident in assignment states

• Keep good records. For help with how to organize your records, click here.

• Maintain a main bank account at your primary home. Pick one with national ATM access and on-line banking

• Have one permanent mailing addresses and forward mail to the assignment address. Businesses similar to the UPS Store have mail forwarding services
• Return home on a regular basis
• If possible, maintain a PRN or agency job at your permanent residence and work there between assignments

DON'T

• File as a part year resident in assignment states (you are a non-resident)
• Have multiple bank accounts in different states. you can have a second one for convenience if necessary, but it should be opened under your home address. not the assignment address.
• Have multiple mailing addresses
• Put assignment addresses on any tax form or legal document. A W2 with the assignment address is fine
• Use your assignment address to receive mail from financial or legal institutions
• Give in to the temptation to "brag" about your location by putting assignment address on checks etc.
• Say that you are moving or relocating - you are temporarily away from home
• Say that you are "going to work" - you have a temporary assignment

Practical Things You Should Do