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My SALT deduction is limited to $10k on my Federal return (due to MAGI), but when filling out my CA return TurboTax incorrectly claims my Federal SALT deduction is $40k. This occurs in Column A of line 5e on Schedule CA. The instructions for the form (https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2025/2025-540-ca-instructions.html) say:   The federal deduction for state and local tax is limited to $40,000 ($20,000 for married filing separately) for the aggregate of state and local income taxes and property taxes. California does not conform. If your deduction was limited under federal law, enter an adjustment on line 5e, column C for the amount over the federal limit.   While the text does mention $40k, the intent is pretty clear. I believe I should actually put $10k in Column A of line 5e, but I cannot change the value in TurboTax (even in forms mode). What should I do?

I have an S Corporation. When incorporating, I created a corporation and received a 7-digit corporation number. This is listed on the CA SOS website as the CA SOS File Number. Please keep in mind that I did not register as an LLC.   Do I use the same number for both the CA Corporation number and the CA SOS File Number, or is the CA Corporation number issued by a different agency and thus a different number?

Je travaille avec les formulaires et lorsque je vais dans la section INFO, particulièrement dans les questions concernant le Québec.  On fait réguliérement allusion au 31 décembre 2024 au lieu de 2025. J'ai signalé cette erreur à un technicien vers la fin février 2026 et l'erreur est toujours présente.

I am married, filing jointly. We have been living in our primary residence for close to 4 years. I will be tearing down the old home, build a larger home and plan to sell it after building. Construction takes 10-12months. On the sale proceeds, can i still claim the $500K tax deduction primary residence since we have stayed in the older home for 4 years? Thank you for your suggestions!

I was confused when started filing the amended 2025 return via desktop Turbo Tax. The first instruction message was told that I can e-file only California amended return, but Federal must be printed and mail by regular mail. When I processed with e-filing, it was completed very quickly. Then, I printed federal amended return and prepared for mailing. On the next day I got conformation of accepting state return and then another conformation of accepting federal amended return. The TurboTax software has also confirmation of accepting both returns. Do I still need to mail federal? Why was the first instruction so confusing? Thank you for clarification.