California State Taxes

[mw_2023]

Myself and wife are filing jointly from NC .  Mywife's employer is based in California and she works for a client in NC for all the 2022 year.  Her W2 shows only NC state W2 and not California W2.    

My question is : does she need to file taxes for California ?

[MinhT1]

No, she does not need to file California taxes.

All her income is sourced in NC even if the employer is domiciled in CA.

[mw_2023]

For some reason, turbo tax is telling me "Based on your federal return, you still may need to prepare a return for California"

[MayaD]

Revisit the personal Info section and review your entries:

1. Open your return 
2. Select Personal Info or My Info
3. Scroll down to Other State Income and click Edit.
4. On the following screen Did either of you make money in any another state?
5. Select No

[mw_2023]

Hello,

Thanks for the answer and it worked. Now , I am getting different error

Status of your state returns

Important: Complete your nonresident return(s) first.

[MayaD · Accepted solution]

In the state section do you see CA nonresident state return listed?

If it is listed, follow the steps to delete it .

1. Sign in and open a section of your return
2. From the menu, select State and then select Continue on the Let's get your state taxes done right screen
3. On the Status of your state returns screen, select Delete next to your state, then answer Yes

If you've already paid your TurboTax state fees or registered your free version with your state return attached, you can't delete your state return.