It depends. Did your employer withhold and remit $20,000 in California taxes to the state? Or did they withhold and remit only $11,000? Did the corrected W-2 change the withholding or the income attributed to California, or both?
The refund you receive based on an amended return would normally be the difference between the bottom-line overpayment on the return as originally filed (Line 97 / 99 of the 2020 Form 540) and the new total overpayment on the same line of the amended return Form 540. Based on your example, the total overpayment decreased by $700.
See here for the instructions to Schedule X for tax year 2020.
See here for Schedule X for tax year 2020.
See here for Form 540 for 2020.
Line 5 – Tax Paid with Original Tax Return
Enter the amount actually paid with your original tax return. Also, include any additional payments of tax made after the original tax return was filed. Do not include payments of interest or penalties.
The refund subtotal (the amount you expect to receive as a result of amending the return) on line 9 of Schedule X would be the amount on line 6 minus the amount on line 3.
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