My spouse and I are resident in MD and no other state; we file as married filing jointly.
In 2024 I received an award from a CA university which included a monetary component of $8k, for which I received a 1099-NEC and CA form 592-B indicating $560 was withheld as CA state tax.
In TT I am now filing a CA non-resident return, where I am asked to "enter the portion of the following income that you earned while you were a California resident" and it then lists my various income components including the $8k for my award.
The question is confusing as I have already previously answered questions indicating I am not a CA resident. Since I am not a CA resident I entered $0 for all my incomes including the $8k. At this point TT shows a $560 refund due from CA, i.e. the full amount withheld.
This is also confusing, as I would have expected to owe at least some CA tax; https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-1031-publication.pdf says: "Nonresidents of California are taxed only on income from California sources."
Should I actually have entered the full $8k rather than $0?
