Living in the UK, not working

Hello. I have been living in the UK on a spouse/settlement visa for the past year, and not working. Do I still need to file a U.S. tax return and a state return for Indiana? I have an open but inactive bank account in the U.S. and my Indiana driver's license is still valid. I do not have an address in the States though. If I need to have anything mailed there, I have it sent to my mom's. The bank account address was switched to my mom's address so they had a place to mail the bank statements. (They are still one of the few banks that mails out monthly paper statements even if an account hasn't been used in ages.)

I have been trying to find an answer, but only finding information for if I worked, owned a business, or owned a rental property. I am thoroughly confused. I don't want to NOT file if I need to, but am not sure if I am supposed to.

Check the income thresholds for filing a 2010 federal tax return. If you're under the threshold, you don't need to file a tax return. However, it may be to your advantage to file anyway, since there are a number of refundable tax credits you can qualify for even if you live outside the US. This means that even if you have no tax liability you may still get a refund!

I am not an Indiana tax expert and it's hard to make generalizations about state taxes since each state has its own rules about who has to file. However, according to the Indiana tax office: "You must file an Indiana individual income tax return if: You lived in Indiana and received income greater than certain exemptions, or you lived outside Indiana and received income from Indiana." Since you say you don't have an address there and your only connection to the state is your driver's license, it sounds like you don't need to file. Again, filing a return just in case could not possibly hurt and could result in a refund. If in any doubt, just give the IN state tax office a call.

Hello. I have been living in the UK on a spouse/settlement visa for the past year, and not working. Do I still need to file a U.S. tax return and a state return for Indiana? I have an open but inactive bank account in the U.S. and my Indiana driver's license is still valid. I do not have an address in the States though. If I need to have anything mailed there, I have it sent to my mom's. The bank account address was switched to my mom's address so they had a place to mail the bank statements. (They are still one of the few banks that mails out monthly paper statements even if an account hasn't been used in ages.)

I have been trying to find an answer, but only finding information for if I worked, owned a business, or owned a rental property. I am thoroughly confused. I don't want to NOT file if I need to, but am not sure if I am supposed to.

Google 'Indiana ib 55'

Information Bulletin 55. It's a PDF.

Note items number II., (2), (3), and (6). These are the things that could indicate a retention of Indiana domicile. (1) would indicate a new non-Indiana domicile.

Found the link:
http://www.in.gov/dor/reference/files/ib55.pdf