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CoconutWater1
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CA State Tax Return: Can you explain this error "Check This Entry Schedule CA: SW Line J Write in text must be entered."

  • Why is the description for line J blank?
  • And why am I required to type in the description?
  • What do I type in for the description?
  • Why is line J prefilled with 700? And its greyed out so I can't change it?

Check This Entry - Why is Line J blank? Where is the 700 number coming from? - CA state tax returnCheck This Entry - Why is Line J blank? Where is the 700 number coming from? - CA state tax return

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CoconutWater1
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CA State Tax Return: Can you explain this error "Check This Entry Schedule CA: SW Line J Write in text must be entered."

Instructions: enter "Contribution" into the line.

 

Reason: Its a "ghost" line from the CA-01 form. Go to the side bar/ Tax Tools/ Tools/ Delete a Form/ view the California Return forms. You will confirm by visual inspection that CA-01 form does not exist. Do nothing but click on Continue With My Return. Since it doesn't exist we verified it was a "ghost" line with a pre-filled entry of "700".  We checked to see if it was a carry over from the federal or a mistype from me in the state return. There was nothing matching in the federal or a typo from me in the state return.

 

I figured this out with a live share screen with turbo tax specialist. I waited 80 minutes. The term "ghost" was used by the specialist over the phone.

 

 

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