Moved from New Hampshire to Alaska Mid-Year: Which State Tax Returns Do You File?
Answer
Both states levy nothing. There is no state return to file for the New Hampshire period and none for the Alaska period, so the only paperwork the move generates is the non-tax kind.
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Residency still matters for plenty of things after a move like this — domicile, vehicle registration, in-state tuition — but state income tax is not among them, because neither New Hampshire nor Alaska levies one.
What you file
There is nothing to file in either New Hampshire or Alaska on these wages. Your federal return is unaffected — the federal government taxes the income whatever the states do.
The two states, side by side
| New Hampshire | Alaska | |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes wages | No | No |
| Reciprocity partners | None | None |
| Convenience rule | No | No |
| Nonresident return | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Part-year return | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Credit for other-state tax | No income tax | No income tax |
| Nonresident safe harbour | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Local income tax | No | No |
| Revenue department | New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration | Alaska Department of Revenue — Tax Division |
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The other direction
Reversing the commute does not always reverse the answer. Living in Alaska and working in New Hampshire gives:No state return either side.
Same two states, different situation
The withholding answer turns on how you are paid and where the work happens, not only on which two states are involved.
- W-2 commuter: New Hampshire → AlaskaNo state income tax either side
- Remote worker: New Hampshire → AlaskaNo state income tax either side
- 1099 contractor: New Hampshire → AlaskaNo state income tax either side
Other New Hampshire pairs
Questions people actually ask
I moved from New Hampshire to Alaska mid-year. Do I have to file in both states?
Both states levy nothing. There is no state return to file for the New Hampshire period and none for the Alaska period, so the only paperwork the move generates is the non-tax kind.
How do I split my income between New Hampshire and Alaska?
By when you received it, measured against the date your domicile actually changed. Income received while you were a New Hampshire resident belongs on the New Hampshire return and income received afterwards on the Alaska return. Keep evidence of the move date — a lease, a closing statement, a licence issue date.
How current is this?
The New Hampshire and Alaska rules on this page were last checked against New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration and Alaska Department of Revenue — Tax Division on 2026-08-07. We re-check the full grid every December after state legislative sessions close, and re-check the convenience-of-the-employer states quarterly because that is where the rules move fastest.
Sources
Every fact above comes from the revenue department that publishes the rule. We do not cite secondary summaries, and we do not restate a figure we could not find at source.
- New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07
- Alaska Department of Revenue — Tax Division — individual income taxaccessed 2026-08-07