topic CA tax in State tax filing

CA tax

nguyenh10 — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 23:33:36 GMT

I cannot efile because #12 asking for "State wages from your federal Forms W-2, box 16". I put 0 because I don't have any W2. I only received EDD 1099G which I tried to put in but it still didn't accept it. Please help

Re: CA tax

JotikaT2 — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 21:24:02 GMT

I recommend reviewing your input into the program to ensure you are only reported your income from your 1099-G. You will need to verify this information was not entered as wages.

Log back into TurboTax.

Go to the Federal section of the program.
Select Income & Expenses
Select Job (W-2)
Select the little trash can icon to the right of the applicable W-2 entry if you do not have any wages to report to remove this from your tax return. This will also remove the error you are receiving.

Your 1099-G information should be entered as follows:

Select Income & Expenses
Scroll down to All Income and select Unemployment
Select Unemployment and paid family leave
You will be able to enter your information from your Form 1099-G

I have also attached a link with more details on how to locate the information you need from your Form 1099-G.

1099-G input for paid family leave or unemployment

Once you make the corrections above, the error should be gone and you will be able to proceed with your tax return.

Re: CA tax

nguyenh10 — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 21:53:59 GMT

If I only have 1099-G for unemployment compensation, do I have to fill tax even though I already had tax withheld? Thank you for your response.

Re: CA tax

VolvoGirl — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 22:01:17 GMT

Yes to see if they took out the right amount or you get a refund. And now you can exclude 10,200 of unemployment so you may get a refund of the taxes withheld. And you need to enter the amounts you got for the first 2 rounds of the Stimulus to see if you qualify for more of that. And maybe for some other reasons. Are you a dependent?

Re: CA tax

npierson7 — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 22:01:40 GMT

You don't have to file your federal tax return if an amount of your unemployment compensation was less than $12,400, however if federal income tax was withheld it is most likely beneficial for you to file your tax return because you could receive your federal tax refund.

Re: CA tax

nguyenh10 — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 22:02:14 GMT

yes i am