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Deductions & credits

California does not conform to any federal tax law unless state lawmakers vote to conform.  They did not vote to conform.

 

For Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions subject to a 2% floor (which includes job-related expenses) anything that was deductible on a California return last year is still deductible.  The 2018 Form 540 Schedule CA can be found here: Franchise Tax Board   Part II, Line 19 is used for "Unreimbursed employee expenses - job travel, union dues, job education, etc."

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