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California – Adjust Income Schedule CA (540NR)

To adjust the income on California Form 540NR California Nonresident or Part-Year Resident to reflect only the income received while a California resident or received from sources within California while a nonresident:

TaxAct Online

  1. From within the TaxAct return, navigate to the State tab from the side menu.
  2. Click California under the State tab to access the California Quick Q&A Topics screen.
  3. Click Adjustments to expand the category and then click Part-year/nonresident California source income and adjustments.
    • NOTE: You will only see this option if you have selected Part-year or Nonresident in the Basic Information section of the California program.
  4. The program will proceed with the interview questions for you to enter or review the appropriate information.

Desktop

  1. From within the TaxAct return, navigate to the Q&A tab via the menu bar at the top of the program.
  2. Click Tools and select Topics Assistant from the dropdown list.
  3. Navigate to the Summary portion of the California return and click Review Q&A Topics to access the California Quick Q&A Topics screen.
  4. Click Adjustments to expand the category and then click Part-year/nonresident California source income and adjustments.
    • NOTE: You will only see this option if you have selected Part-year or Nonresident in the Basic Information section of the California program.
  5. The program will proceed with the interview questions for you to enter or review the appropriate information.