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The current California instructions for Itemized Deductions for tax year 2025 state that certain miscellaneous itemized deductions are still allowable for California to the extent that they exceed 2% of your Federal Adjusted Gross Income. The 2025 California Schedule CA also shows the miscellaneous deductions as a subtraction from Federal income.   While SB 711 doesn’t automatically adopt every federal change—which can be costly or politically complex—and it does not include the latest OBBB changes, it does bring in many of the smaller, technical provisions that had been left out of step for years and sets California up for future conformity efforts (California Society of CPAs).      

In the interview, did you indicate that you sold Employer Stock?  If so, delete the entry and re-enter, but do not indicate that it is Employer Stock.  Just enter you transaction information like you would any other stock sale. 

If you received any income on Form 1099-NEC or 1099-K, that gets reported on Schedule C as self-employed income; even if you worked with a large company such as Lyft or Uber.   The good thing about earning "1099 income" as opposed to W-2 wages, is that you get to deduct all your ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred while carrying out this line of work: learn more.    On the other hand, you do have to pay both the employee and employer's share of withholding taxes, known as self-employment taxes. Often this requires making estimated tax payments throughout the year. Learn more: FAQ - Self-Employed Federal Income Taxes   Note: the above does not apply if your 1099-K only includes sales from personal items sold at a loss, and other non-taxable transactions; learn more - Did You Get a Form 1099-K and Aren’t Self-Employed or a Small Business?

Since you moved to Virginia with the intent to live there permanently, you are considered a Part-Year Resident, regardless of the 183-day threshold. Virginia only taxes you on income you received while you were a resident of Virginia, so just the stock sales that occurred after your move in August will be taxed at the state level.

You file as a part year resident. Your report all your income for the entire year.  Then you allocate each piece of income as either VA source or not VA.  VA will use a ratio of your VA source income to your total income to determine your VA  tax.   Only the gains from the stock sales that occurred after the move will be VA source income.