Fill out DD-2058 (State of Legal Residence Certificate) online
DD Form 2058 is used by active duty military service members to declare or change their state of legal residence (domicile) for state income tax withholding purposes. Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), military members are not required to change their legal residence when they move to a new state due to military orders, and this form allows them to officially declare which state they consider their legal domicile.
How to fill out DD-2058 (State of Legal Residence Certificate)
Enter personal information
Provide your full name, Social Security number, pay grade, branch of service, and current duty station address.
Declare your state of legal residence
Enter the state you are declaring as your legal residence (domicile). This is the state where you intend to return, maintain ties such as voter registration, vehicle registration, or a driver license, and consider your permanent home.
Indicate the effective date
Specify the date the declaration takes effect. If you are establishing a new domicile, this is the date you took actions to establish residence in the new state (such as registering to vote or obtaining a driver license there).
Sign and submit to finance
Sign and date the form. Submit it to your unit finance office or servicing DFAS center. Your state income tax withholding will be updated to reflect the declared state of legal residence.
About DD-2058 (State of Legal Residence Certificate)
Who needs this form
Active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces who need to establish, change, or confirm their state of legal residence for tax withholding purposes. This is particularly relevant when a service member is stationed in a state different from their legal residence, as state income tax should only be withheld for the state of legal domicile.
Where to submit
Submit to your unit finance office or military pay center (Defense Finance and Accounting Service). The form updates your military pay record to reflect the correct state for income tax withholding purposes.
Source and content freshness
- Reviewed: 2026-02-24
- Filing deadlines may shift for weekends and holidays. Verify due dates with official instructions.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Not understanding that changing legal residence may affect state income tax obligations retroactively
- Failing to update the form when genuinely changing domicile (such as buying a home, registering to vote, or getting a driver license in a new state)
- Confusing duty station state with state of legal residence (they are often different for military members)
- Not filing a corresponding state tax return in the declared state of legal residence if that state has income tax
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Can I choose any state as my legal residence to avoid state income tax?
No. Your state of legal residence must be a state where you have genuinely established domicile. Factors the IRS and states consider include where you are registered to vote, where your vehicle is registered, where you hold a driver license, where you file state tax returns, and your stated intent to return. Simply declaring a no-income-tax state without establishing genuine ties there can result in tax liability in your actual state of domicile.
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