Deductions & credits

Well, you do your federal before state. Under federal, select Deductions and Credits and enter your property taxes in the Your Home section. Then when your done with the federal, Turbo Tax will transfer data over to the state. Before paying and filing, you can review your return including 1040 Schedule A and Schedule CA (540). You can verify Turbo Tax entered the difference in Schedule CA (540) part II, line 5e, column C.