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As of October 2023, there are nine states in the U.S. that do not impose a state income tax on earned income. These states are Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. New Hampshire does tax interest and dividends, but it does not tax earned income.
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Unless you paid federal and state taxes you cannot get a refund. Many people make the mistake of thinking they can file taxes simply to get the earned income credit. They are wrong. It is called the earned income credit because they earned an income. So unless you worked at some point over the prior year you cannot get the earned income credit. And unless you paid taxes in then you have nothing to file or claim.
If the income is earned in the State of California you are not going to avoid the taxes. As a matter of fact you will probably increase the amount of State Income Tax because you would then have to file a Non-Residence Return, which in many states is at higher rates that a Resident Taxes.