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The tax issue is not complicated and EVERYONE living in California should know the answer. California likes their money. As a resident (or partial year resident) the retired couple will be required to pay California income tax on any income they receive that is taxable income while in the state.

This is based off of the standard income tax tables that all California residents pay their taxes from. - So if they take out $100,000 from their 401K to live on = they pay the same 9.3% state tax rate, like every other married couple in the state who earns $100,000 of income does. For all of us who love it here and pay these kind of tax rates year after year, it's really not a big deal to us.

But if you are in NY and are paying 6.85% on that money (FYI = they have local taxes and things we don't) and you are thinking of a sunny place to live in retirement, Florida is the logical choice because it's much closer & there is no state income tax. Should someone move to Nevada or Arizona instead because of this = Do they want to be able to take a walk, not at a mall, all year round? Because you can't do take a walk outside at least 3 months out of the year in most parts of these states = where as you & I, could take a walk at 10pm when it is 90F, I don't think a 80 year old would be able to handle this well - just for the heat issue (I'm not even talking about safety).

I can't advise on the tax situation. I'd just say I wouldn't make a go/no go decision because of taxes. That is a secondary concern.

I'd suggest doing an analysis along the lines of their health vs finances vs lifestyle. If they live in NV or AZ are they going to see their son any more often than if they live further away? Not like you're going to drive from Las Vegas to LA to have dinner and drive back in the same day.

If the goal is to see each other more often, then you should live within at least 50 miles of each other (my opinion). You don't want the journey to be a burden for either party. However you probably want some buffer distance.

Use a cost of living comparison like - http://www.bestplaces.net/col/ to determine how much more expensive it is to live in the LA area vs where they are now. Then consider their overall health. How long are they going to have before their money runs out?

Is the higher cost of living in Cal practical? Consider once the parents get near end of life both they and the son will want to be very close to each other. Even 50 miles might be to far.

It won't be easy for the son to drop things in the middle of the day to go tend an emergency with Mom/Dad if he's 10 hours away by car. Once you get to this stage taxes don't matter.

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