Sold some crypto for long term capital gains, live abroad in Spain, have been for 12 months of the past 14 months, from New York - can I avoid state taxes?
I just sold some crypto to generate long term capital gains this month (December 2024). Basically I have NY ID/driver's license and am technically registered there BUT my long term capital gains come from income that didn't come from NY and I haven't been living there for the past 14 months except for 2 months. Am I still required to pay state tax for this? Is there any way to avoid this and only pay the federal?
Seems so wasteful to pay it since I've not been in the USA. I don't have any properties or income generating from there.