TomD8
Level 15

State tax filing

You have to file in CA.  Due to a 2019 court decision, CA now taxes non-resident independent contractors who perform services for clients located in California.

https://ota.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2019/08/18032402_Bindley_Decision_OTA_053019.pdf

 

In the Personal Info section of TT, indicate that you had other state income from CA.  This will prompt the program to generate a non-resident CA return.

You'll be able to claim a credit on your MN tax return for the taxes paid to CA, so you won't be double-taxed.

In TurboTax, be sure to complete the non-resident CA return before you do your home state MN return, so that the program can calculate and apply the credit.

ALL your income is taxable by your resident state of MN, including the CA earnings.

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.

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