My California tax due for 2019 is 5 (five) times greater than previous years, with no significant changes in my financial situation, deductions, payments, etc. (about $5000 due in 2019 vs. $1000 due previously). Federal tax is comparable over years and looks ok. Income is social security and a state pension. Any ideas?
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Many factors could cause a smaller refund or an unexpected tax owed. Below are some common culprits:
To check for all of these potential factors and more, may I recommend reviewing your prior year return, line-by-line, and comparing it to this year's forms? This will help you determine the changes between 2018 and 2019.
Here's how to look at your current year return forms:
Looking directly at the forms may also help you identify a data entry error that may be skewing your numbers.
Thanks! I found my mistake.
Unfortunately, Turbotax says CA Form 5805 has not been released, so I cannot file my state return. However, CA Franchise Tax Board website confirms that this form was approved on January 3. Why the delay?
With so many governments releasing forms so late, all the programmers can do is react with most common, implement, test, and work their way through the forms. When I checked, I found the form available. State form availability.
California Form 5805 is listed on your site as available. Unfortunately the Turbotax application on my desktop says that it has not yet been released. Is there a difference between "available" and "released?"
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