New to traveling / compact license

[livmoore89]

Hi everyone,

I'm going to try not to be confusing here but I'm very confused myself. I want to start travel nursing in the next 6 months or so. I currently live (rent) in a non-compact state but am working in a compact state with a single state license. I've been told a compact license would make being a traveler much easier as far as opening doors quicker for new assignments. My question is this: When I start traveling, I will no longer have a permanent address since I will give up my apartment. Is it legal/allowed/morally OK to pick a family member and make them my permanent residence? If so, could I pick one in a compact state in order to get the compact license? I obviously would use that state as my tax state, get a drivers license, etc, but since I otherwise won't have a permanent residence is this an option for me? Secondly, I could have a mailing address anywhere, correct? The mailing address and permanent address don't have to correlate, right?

Thanks in advance for all the help :)

[NedRN]

Unless you really live there and pay rent, an address of convenience is not a tax home. If you want to have a tax home and shift from your current one at the same time you become a traveler, you need to get a consult from. A professional such as TravelTax. Otherwise, it will hurt you - either in life changing amounts due for back taxes, interest, and penalties if you get caught with a fake tax home, or making considerably less than you could without a tax home.

Good that you are asking now, but the definitive answer really requires a professional. I don't pretend to know how to shift a tax home other than buying a house or working in an area as staff first.