Hello,

I may be moving to the Portland area since my fiancee (we'll be married in three weeks) is interviewing for a job there. I'm an author, and since I don't need to be near an office, I was thinking of living in Vancouver, WA to save on state income taxes. If my fiancee (by then she'll be my wife) were to live with me in Washington, I understand she would still have to pay Oregon taxes on her Oregon income. If we both lived in Washington, however, would she still have to pay Oregon taxes on her half of my writing income (because WA is a community property state) or only on her Oregon employer's income?

And, on a related note, what if we were to keep two residences, and I lived primarily in Vancouver, WA, and she used the Portland residence just during the week. Would that help keep our Oregon tax liability down? Would it help if we filed separately? And, more out of curiosity than anything else, would it help if we weren't married? Or were WA registered domestic partners?

Thanks very much!