CA Capital Gains Tax if you sell CA home

[felixthecat320]

Hi,

I recently sold a home in San Diego, CA in which I've lived in 2 out of the last 5 years. However, I lived out of the country in the year I sold the home (2023). Given this, do I still have to pay CA capital gains tax? Or is federal sufficient? To clarify, I was not a CA resident in 2023. 

[TomD8]

A taxable gain from the sale of property located in California is taxable by California, regardless of whether or not you are a California resident.  The amount of your gain that is taxable on your federal return will also be taxable on your California return.  (If you qualify for the capital gain exclusion on your federal return, it will also apply to your California return.)

[Bsch4477]

If you had earnings from an investment in California you have to pay taxes to California.