Pension State and Federal Withholding

[PAToney]

I receive a pension and a 1099-R for it. Initially, nothing was being withheld for state or federal - I changed it to have a state and federal witholding. Turbotax is asking if the taxable distribution for the state is different from the federal. My box 16 is blank - so should I enter the box2a as a subtraction? Perhaps my pension is not taxable in the state of california?

[MaryK4]

No, California taxes all retirement income, there is no special tax treatment, exclusion or subtraction so you do not need to adjust the amount.

Retirement account income — even if it isn't withdrawn early — is considered taxable income in California, including withdrawals from a 401(k), IRA and pension (government pension or private employer pension). Social Security benefits aren't taxed.