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Turbotax 2020 CA 2106 not calculating correctly - why?

CA 2106 deduction is MUCH higher than whats reported in the Federal 2106!

For example my CA 2106 is reporting $5k.(The Federal 2106 is also showing $4.3k) I know there are adjustments. 

 

The SCH CA 540 NR Unreimbursed Employee expenses Line 19 is showing $8.5k

 

I know that the federal is not allowing 2106 if you take standard deduction.

However I also know that CA is allowing it.

 

The problem is that the instructions for SCH CA 540 state that the 2106 should match exactly whats in the Federal 2106 line 10. 

I looked at my TT filing for 2019 and 2020 and its happening both years.

 

Is this a TT bug? The number and difference/discrepancy cannot be accounted for. Yes I know that you can click on the number in forms and its supposed to track the source - IT DOSENT. clicking on the field will in fact validate that the number should be the smaller number identically reported on the 2106 Federal. 

 

Anyone experienced this? Where are these numbers coming from? 

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Turbotax 2020 CA 2106 not calculating correctly - why?

employee business expenses are no longer deductible for federal purposes even if you itemize.

the reason Ca is higher

  • Entertainment expenses are no longer deductible under TCJA.
    • California: allows you to deduct entertainment expenses in your business or as an employee business expense.

the instructions for Ca say  

 

Prepare federal Form 2106 reflecting your
employee business expense using California
amounts (i.e. following California law). Include
your entertainment expenses, if any, on line 5 of
federal Form 2106 for California purposes.
Enter the amount from line 10 of federal
Form 2106 on Schedule CA (540), Part II or
Schedule CA (540NR), Part III, line 19.

 

rather than saying line 10 of federal, it would be better to say line 10 of the form prepared under Ca law. 

 

nowhere do I see the word "exactly" 

https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-1001-publication.pdf

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Turbotax 2020 CA 2106 not calculating correctly - why?

I don't have any entertainment expenses. So why the difference in CA 2106 and schca540

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