2019: Mistakenly entered California - should have been Nevada.

[tubtim1950]

Greetings -

In 2019 I mistakenly entered California as my State. Turbo Tax is sending me a notice to finish my CA State return.

I should have entered Nevada.

How do I change this on my 2019 Turbo Tax information documents?

Thank you.................louis

[xmasbaby0]

NV has no state income tax, so there will never be a NV state return for you to worry about.

[tubtim1950]

No, you are not understanding what I am saying.

On my 2019 Turbo Tax information, I entered California as my State of residence.

Although this was a mistake (it should have been Nevada), California will ask why I did not file a CA State Tax form.

What I want to know, is how do I correct the original 2019 Turbo Tax filing???

As I mentioned, Turbo Tax has sent me a reminder to complete my 2019 CA Tax forms.

I have tried going into Turbo Tax, but cannot find the appropriate documents. I just keep going around in circles!!!  Thanks.....................cheers................louis

[KrisD15 · Accepted solution]

We understand.

So when you were doing your 2019 Tax Year return, you told TurboTax that you lived in California, but you hadn't.

Now TurboTax is bugging you about filing the California State return for tax year 2019. 

First and foremost, this is something you designated with TurboTax, NOT the IRS and NOT the state of California.

No one will bother you about this (since you never live in nor earned income attributed to California) besides TurboTax.

You can try going to the 2019 tax return (under "Your Tax Returns and Documents") and selecting "Add a State".

This might open the account. Once that is opened, you can edit needing California.

[tubtim1950]

KrisD15 (Employee Tax Expert) posted a new reply in State tax filing on March 14, 2024 8:47 PM:

Dear KrisD15 -

Thank you so much for adding clarity to my question of "...mistakenly entering CA to State when it should have been NV..."

You have relieved any anxiety I might have had.

I did as you suggested (see below). But nothing became of it. As you say, it is not important as CA does not receive any notification from TurboTax.

Thank you...................cheers.........louis

"You can try going to the 2019 tax return (under "Your Tax Returns and Documents") and selecting "Add a State"."

[tubtim1950]

Dear Tax Experts,

Thank you for giving me clarity concerning my mis-entering CA for State - it should have been NV.

You have relived any anxiety I might have had concerning this.

I now understand clearly that my mis-labeling has nothing to do with either the state or feds.

I did try your suggestion:

"You can try going to the 2019 tax return (under "Your Tax Returns and Documents") and selecting "Add a State"".  BUT nothing became of it.

Thank you for being there...................cheers.......louis