Why did turbotax make changes to Desktop California Schedule E Today?

[Kiwienergy]

I completed my 2021 Federal and CA State return yesterday and printed off. Today I opened Turbotax today (8/4/2022) and it updated the CA software (I am running Home and Business DESKTOP).

I got a big surprise as my CA return changed from significant CA refund to now owing CA taxes. What is going on with Turbotax making changes in August? When I look through the CA return it looks like the changes come from updates to differences between Federal and CA depreciation in schedule E for rental properties. Seems odd the changes happen in August.

[tagteam · Accepted solution]

You may have to contact Support for this.

What is the TurboTax phone number? (intuit.com)

[fanfare]

Always print a copy of your completed tax return for your records, and review it carefully before e-Filing.
You will need it if you are audited by the IRS , or to amend if a TurboTax update changes your return or for any other reason,

AND, to find your AGI next year.

@Kiwienergy 

[Kiwienergy]

I called turbotax support and the agent was unaware of any updates. There was a significant update of the CA software today (took several minutes to download). Agent said no free support for the DESKTOP version. Seems very poor customer service. So odd that they are making significant changes in August when most people have filed. Anyone else had issues with CA software update on schedule E?

[SweetieJean]

When was the prior time that you ran an update?

[Critter-3]

Once you have filed successfully … you can shut off the auto updater function and then save the return &  .taxfile.

It's always a good idea to make a backup copy of your tax data file, in case your original gets lost or corrupted. Here's how:

1. From the File menu in the upper-left corner of TurboTax, choose Save As (Windows) or Save (Mac).
2. Browse to where you want to save your backup.
   • Tip: If you're saving to a portable device, save it to your computer first to prevent data corruption. Then, after completing Step 4, copy or move the backup file to your device.
3. In the File name field, enter a name that will distinguish it from the original tax file (for example, add "Backup" or "Copy" to the file name)
4. Click Save and then close TurboTax.
5. Restart TurboTax and open the backup copy to make sure it's not corrupted. If you get an error, delete the backup and repeat these steps.

If you make changes to your original tax return file, repeat these steps to ensure your original and backup copies are in-synch.

Related Information:                             

• Retrieve a Tax File from a Portable Device
• What's the difference between the tax data file and the PDF file?

AND save it as a PDF so you have access to a copy even if you don’t have the program still installed and operational :

• How do I save my return as a PDF in the TurboTax software for Windows?
• How do I save my return as a PDF in the TurboTax software for Mac?

AND protect the files :

• How can I protect the tax files on my computer?

*** Other clues to the downloaded program ***

In the forms mode ... double click  or right click on a box on a form to data source it ... sadly it doesn't work on all boxes. 

[Kiwienergy]

Thanks for the suggestions. I called turbotax support and the agent was unaware of any updates. Suggested i needed to pay for help with my return (big change for from a few years ago). Have saved a copy and reprinted return with the changes. Found that it was changes to CA depreciation. Just amazing they are making significant updtes in August - which implies lots of people that have already filed have errors in their returns.