I got a new job that's located in CA during covid. However, wfh, I never stepped foot in CA. When it asks me how much of my income was earned in CA, what do I put?

[Anonymous]

The job would have me physically in CA at some point in the future, when this is all over. But I have worked every single day in NYC.

I am getting confused on this question:

Did you earn all of your income in California?

[ ] Yes I earned all $XXXXX in California
[ ] No, I earned all or some of the $XXXXX in a different state.
How much of the $XXXXX did you earn in California?
[      ]

I mean, technically I didn't earn any of it in California, but it prepopulates my entire w2 amount in the option box.

[DanielV01]

If you were telecommuting, you earned $0 in California.  California only taxes you if you are physically working in California.  

If the situation were reverse (living in California, but telecommuting to NYC company), New York would tax you as if you were physically working in New York, and they aggressively enforce that position.

You can delete the California return, if you did not live or work in California at all during the year.  However, if California tax was withheld, they you will mark "no" in that box you mention, because you will file a $0 California return to get back all of the CA tax withheld from your income.

You will always pay NY tax, because your resident state will tax all of your income.