topic Why is item 5a (State and local income taxes) higher than item 17 (State income tax) of my W2 form? I have no local taxes to report? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-is-item-5a-state-and-local-income-taxes-higher-than-item-17-state-income-tax-of-my-w2-form-i/01/393719#M162652 State is California. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:33:06 GMT ortonbrown 2019-06-04T19:33:06Z Why is item 5a (State and local income taxes) higher than item 17 (State income tax) of my W2 form? I have no local taxes to report? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-is-item-5a-state-and-local-income-taxes-higher-than-item-17-state-income-tax-of-my-w2-form-i/01/393719#M162652 State is California. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:33:06 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-is-item-5a-state-and-local-income-taxes-higher-than-item-17-state-income-tax-of-my-w2-form-i/01/393719#M162652 ortonbrown 2019-06-04T19:33:06Z If you owed California in 2017 (for 2016), the amount you... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-you-owed-california-in-2017-for-2016-the-amount-you/01/393742#M162658 <P>If you owed California in 2017 (for 2016), the amount you owed is added to the amount withheld for 2017.&nbsp; TurboTax "assumes" you paid your tax bill.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:33:08 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-you-owed-california-in-2017-for-2016-the-amount-you/01/393742#M162658 KittyM 2019-06-04T19:33:08Z