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I received a notice of tax return change for my state income taxes. All I did was answer Turbo Tax's questions accurately. How do I fix this?

danicajanemarie — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:11:36 GMT

The state of CA says I inputted the wrong amount for the number of child dependents but it's correct on the form. I also went for the standard deduction and which Turbo Tax inputted as over 5,000 but the state of CA said it's 10. How can there be such a vast difference?

Re: I received a notice of tax return change for my state income taxes. All I did was answer Turbo Tax's questions accurately. How do I fix this?

Mike9241 — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:05:13 GMT

this forum has no access to your return or notice so we have no way to determine what's caused these issues. However, most issues are caused by the taxpayer incorrectly entering info.

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Re: I received a notice of tax return change for my state income taxes. All I did was answer Turbo Tax's questions accurately. How do I fix this?

fanfare — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:26:59 GMT

do you not know the standard deduction for your status?

If no, consult the CA Instructions for preparing a state tax return.

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Re: I received a notice of tax return change for my state income taxes. All I did was answer Turbo Tax's questions accurately. How do I fix this?

VolvoGirl — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:26:39 GMT

I'm in California too. I'm not following your post. The Dependents are listed on 540 LINE 10. Total number of exemptions x $461. The Standard Deduction is on line 18 $5,540 for Single.