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June 6, 2019
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Resident Income Tax Return form 540 (form not filled out by me...turbotax auto filled some info in my 540 form.)Question: box 91 "use tax" what this is asking me for?

  • June 6, 2019
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reads: "Form 540: Use tax must be entered. If there is none, enter 0 (zero) or check one of the line 91 checkboxes to indicate no use tax is owed or the use tax obligation was paid directly to the CDTFA."

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June 6, 2019

Use tax is a sales tax on purchases made outside one's state of residence for taxable items that will be used, stored or consumed in one's state of residence and on which no tax was collected in the state of purchase. If the purchase would have been taxed if it was made in the purchaser’s state of residence, then use tax is due