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How do I exclude PFL/sick pay that was reported on a W-2 from California income?

rahulmenezesgmai — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:31:23 GMT

Re: How do I exclude PFL/sick pay that was reported on a W-2 from California income?

JosephS1 — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:44:28 GMT

The following should be able to assist you in entering the information for PFL/Sick Pay shown on your W-2:

Sick Pay on Form W-2 is usually shown in one of 2 ways:

A checkmark in Box 13 for Third-Party Sick Pay or
Code "J" for Box 14 showing Non-Taxable Sick Pay and the amount in Box 14 of your W-2.

The links below should be able to assist you in entering information for your PFL:

What is Paid Family Leave

Where do I report Paid Family Leave

@rahulmenezesgmai

Re: How do I exclude PFL/sick pay that was reported on a W-2 from California income?

rahulmenezesgmai — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:14:26 GMT

I got PFL paid by an insurance company, which is taxable at federal, but not for CA state. I don't have it reported in box 13/14 as non-taxable, since it is taxable at federal level. They reported it on a W-2, not 1099-G, so the instructions in the link below also do not apply.

But I found the solution -

There is a checkbox for "paid family leave" on the next page after entering the w-2. If you check this, TurboTax asks you about it later when doing the CA state return.