No. You are not doing anything incorrectly. Ssocial Security is not taxed by California. The taxable portion of your Social Security benefits is automatically adjusted when the information transfers over from the federal return to the state. On your CA return, this will show as a subtraction to income on Schedule CA. Your itemized deductions are also automatically adjusted for the allowable California deductions.
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