Anyone else’s CA state return get rejected due to charitable contributions?

[jme02100]

For all those experiencing this issue I recommend trying the above to fix the state return. Go back zero out your fed charitable contributions (even if it’s been accepted and approved already this doesn’t matter) then delete your state return and hit start over and it should go through as long as you $0’ed out the question asking how much you donated towards charity on your fed return.

[bmfair]

Just got off with support, they were pretty helpful. They said it's a known bug and they expect it to be fixed 20 Feb, and to re-submit after then.

[Mathpiggy]

Anyone got their CA tax accepted?

I resubmitted again yesterday (2/17), so far, nothing. Excepting it to get rejected too. 

I took the Standard Deduction, so I didn't input anything for charitable donations. However, when I checked on Fed Tax printout, it shows $600 under "Standardized Deduction", line 12b. I don't even know how to take it out. I went through my Fed Tax too, did not have a place for me to input the charitable donation, hence, I couldn't adjust that. 

This is frustrating.  

[Mathpiggy]

oh gawwwwd... so for those of us resubmitted on 2/17, it will be rejected again, ......., great... 

i hope it has no negative impacts and flag our tax returns. 

[jme02100]

Can’t imagine there would be, I submitted mine 3 times before it got accepted using the $0 out charitable contribution trick on the fed return side. What I find funny is TurboTax taking absolutely no ownership of the problem saying it’ll be fixed by the 17th only to have people continue to file and have them reject then say oh you need to wait until the 20th now. Especially for everyone (I’m sure all of us) who paid for a “premium” TurboTax product. 

[carief]

Interesting, so I went in and did what you did, but it only refiled my state. Did your fed get refiled?

[jme02100]

Nope my fed return was accepted and refund approved while fixing my CA state return and it’ll only refile your state if you’ve already transmitted your fed return I believe, if your feds been accepted then I wouldn’t worry about it. Is it showing that it was transmitted to CA with a date and time instead of just saying “Pending”?

[Davena]

Yes! Mines keep saying that. I called and talked to an agent yesterday, he said there was a software error with CA and should refile after the 17 today is the 18th I refiled but it’s still getting rejected so I’m not sure what’s going on . 

[CHERCA2001]

yes, same here.  I received a rejection again today after lowering it yesterday. Today I just deleted the whole amount being it was only a $20 difference. 

[Mathpiggy]

carief 

ok, after reading what the other poster (@jme02100 ) did. I redid my Fed Tax from step one and found that CAREs ACT donation of $600. I just completely removed any amount. There's no other donations mentioned in my taxes anywhere. I just refiled again, so hopefully it gets accepted. 

My Fed Tax was accepted within hours of submission, so it was not resubmitted again with CA tax. 

I did some research and found out that CA does not allow any donations beyond $250 this year without documentation. Although Fed Tax allows up to $600, it's safer to remove any amount for purpose of CA filing. Fingers crossed for this submission. 

[jme02100]

@Mathpiggy  I only put $150 and mine bounced back until I zeroed it out yesterday so it’s not only the amount there’s just a plain old software error on their part. I did notice when I refiled and it was accepted next to the “Received by CA” had the actual date and time instead of “Pending” like every other time it got rejected.

[Jasminec]

Yes! Mine has the same issue and has been rejected 4 times! I’m so annoyed 

[Mathpiggy]

@jme02100 @carief 

guess what? my CA tax got accepted!!! just received email confirmation! that took only less than 30 minutes!!!

so for anyone still struggling, please take @jme02100 's advice and completely remove that donation amount under Fed Tax. 

[mpandyausa]

My State tax rejected three time due to ca charitable contribution. I checked everything find nothing .

[Mathpiggy]

@mpandyausa 

you have to go through your Fed Tax to remove the amount under charitable donation. There's nothing under CA tax you can change. see my earlier posts.