State Taxes

[jharris91996]

Thanks for the earlier response. I prepared a non resident tax return for my son who worked in Illinois for a California company for part of last year.  Shouldn’t he get all of the California state tax back if he was never in California in 2022?  It shows only a partial refund of the state taxes withheld. 

[MaryK4]

You must indicate that there was ZERO California income to get the full refund back.  Can you clarify if he was a California resident? 

[jharris91996]

He was not a ca resident in 2022. 

[ErnieS0]

Yes. He should get back all his California withholding because his employer withheld CA tax in error if he never worked in CA.

As Tax Expert MaryK1101 said, set your son's California wages to $0.

1. On the screen "Did you earn all of your income in California?" say NO
2. On the screen How much of the $xxx from federal Form(s) W-2 did you earn in California? change the number to $0