California "Other Adjustments" for covid SBA/EIDL loan forgiveness?

I'm a California taxpayer. In 2020, I received the $1000 Covid SBA Grant / EIDL, which was forgiven. In this year's TurboTax state interview, the "other adjustments" page has some verbiage about California "maybe" requiring adjustments & an additional form 4197, but it's extremely unclear & I honestly have no idea how to interpret what it's saying. The relevant verbiage is copied below. For example:

 

* It doesn't specify if this only applies to loans forgiven in 2023, or at any time (i.e. if I have to do something about the 2020 loan? I believe that was under the CARES act, which the text mentions).

* It talks about adding back a deduction, but I didn't input any deduction in my federal interview (shouldn't TurboTax already know that?)

* In the final paragraph below, it says California conforms to federal law for EIDL. But...then why did it start by saying EIDL is one of the things California doesn't entirely conform to, if later it just says California does?

 

Basically, I'm just trying to figure out if I do or don't have to put anything related to that $1000 here.

 

Explanation in TurboTax: "If you received a PPP loan, other loan forgiveness, or advance grant amount (EIDL) and all or a portion of that loan was forgiven, California only partially confirms to federal law allowing exclusion of those proceeds and deduction of the expenses incurred. See the following information to determine if you meet the requirements to exclude those proceeds from income or claim a deduction for the expenses on your California return. If you do not meet these requirements, add back the deduction below and identify this add-back by entering "PPP deduction add-back" next to the amount. Also, select the "Paycheck Protection Program/Other Loan Forgiveness/Economic Injury Disaster Loan' option on the screen titled 'A few things we wrap up your state taxes' to include the required information Form 4197 with your California income tax return."

 

The information pop-up says:

 

Reporting Requirements - For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, taxpayers should report Tax Expenditure Items with the Franchise Tax Board (FTB). A "Tax expenditure" means a credit, deduction, exclusion, exemption, or any other tax benefit provided for by the state. This includes the following: PPP loans forgiveness, other loan forgiveness, the EIDL advance grant, restaurant revitalization grant, or shuttered venue operator grant, and related eligible expense deductions under the CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, the American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA) of 2021, the CAA, 2021, or the PPP Extension Act of 2021.

 

I believe that this above part isn't relevant to me, since my EIDL was in 2020, and that's for tax year 2021 and later. Continuing:

 

Other Loan Forgiveness - For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, California law allows an exclusion from gross income for borrowers of forgiveness of indebtedness described in Section 1109(d)(2)(D) of the CARES Act as stated by Section 278, Division N of the federal CAA, 2021. The CAA, 2021, allows deductions for eligible expenses paid for with covered loan amounts. California law conforms to this federal provision, with modifications. For California purposes, these deductions generally do not apply to an ineligible entity. For more information, go to www.ftb.ca.gov and search for AB 80.

 

...This one says it's for taxable years after 2019, which does include 2020 in which I got the EIDL. But...are they expecting me to try to dig through & figure out that tax code to see if that federal code is what my EIDL was, and then to dig through AB 80 and try to figure out if it applies to me or not? Incredibly unhelpful. Then the next paragraph:

 

Advance Grant Amount - For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, California law conforms to the federal law regarding the treatment for an emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) grant under the federal CARES Act or a targeted EIDL advance under the CAA, 2021.

 

...So...this makes it sound like there are no adjustments needed. But if that's the case, why did it even say above that there might be? Bafflingly unclear guidance.