...so, you want to be a resident?
In Massachusetts, they welcome anyone to be a new resident just like a business welcomes a new customer. It takes about two minutes to become a Mass resident. Massachusetts has a state income tax.
In New Hampshire, one's residency is determined at the local town or city level. If the members of the local board of residency do not know you very well, then they start asking questions about your residential address, and place of employment. In NH, the towns do not really want any more residents. What they want are more property tax payers. NH has no state income tax. It has a very different tax structure than Massachusetts. "Make it in Mass. Spend it in NH. Live Free or Die!"
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